Indiana Attorney General
Appearance
Indiana Attorney General | |
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since January 11, 2021 | |
Term length | Four years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Indiana |
Formation | 1855 |
First holder | James Morrison |
Succession | Statewide election |
Salary | $97,201.78 |
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.
The annual salary of the Attorney General of Indiana is $97,201.78.[1]
List of Indiana Attorneys General
Territorial
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
- ^ "Information Maintained by the Office of Code Revision Indiana Legislative Services Agency". State of Indiana. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ See http://www.in.gov/library/3239.htm, a list of historic Attorneys General compiled by staff of the Indiana State Library.