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The Connecticut Attorney General is the
state attorney general The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney gener ...
of
Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...
. The Attorney General is elected to a four-year term. According to state statute, eligibility for the office requires being "an attorney at law of at least ten years' active practice at the bar of this state." A State Supreme Court ruling from 2010, Bysiewicz v. Dinardo Et Al. (SC 18612) attempted to clarify this statute. The court's ruling sets a de facto 10-year residency requirement for candidates and bars those with no litigation experience, although "litigation experience" was left undefined. These requirements are stronger than other states in the area. In New York, the only requirements are being a resident for five years and at least 30 years old. In Massachusetts, the only requirements are being admitted to the state bar and having US citizenship for five years. The office of the Attorney General was officially created by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1897. The current Attorney General is
William Tong William Morten Tong (born May 2, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 25th and current Attorney General of Connecticut. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tong attended Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School. He ...
, a Democrat serving since January 9, 2019. Tong succeeded retiring Attorney General
George Jepsen George Christian Jepsen
December 17, 1989, ''The New York Times''
(born N ...
, a fellow Democrat.


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Connecticut attorney general election, 2010 The 2010 Connecticut attorney general election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the 24th Connecticut Attorney General, attorney general of the state of Connecticut. Five-term incumbent attorney general Richard Blumenthal declined ...


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Connecticut Attorney General
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