Indiana Attorney General
Indiana Attorney General | |
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Term length | Four years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Indiana |
Formation | 1855 |
First holder | James Morrison |
Succession | Statewide election |
Salary | $107,686 |
Website | www |
The Indiana Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Indiana in the United States. Attorneys General are chosen by a statewide general election to serve for a four-year term. The forty-fourth and current[update] Attorney General is Todd Rokita.
List of Indiana Attorneys General
Territorial
Image | Attorney General | Political party | Term of service |
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Benjamin Parke | 1804–1808 | ||
John Rice Jones | 1808–1816 |
State
Under the 1816 Constitution of Indiana the office of Attorney General was filled by appointment. After the adoption of the 1851 constitution, the office was filled by popular election.
- Parties
Democratic (19) Republican (25)
Notes
- ^ See http://www.in.gov/library/3239.htm, a list of historic Attorneys General compiled by staff of the Indiana State Library.