The Florida attorney general is an elected
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official in the
U.S. state
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of
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. The
attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs.
The office is one of Florida's three elected state cabinet posts, along with the
chief financial officer and
agriculture commissioner. The current attorney general is Republican
Ashley Moody
Ashley Brooke Moody (born March 28, 1975) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Florida attorney general since January 2019.
During her tenure as Florida attorney general, Moody has supported lawsuits to invalidate the Affordable ...
, who took office on January 8, 2019.
Election and terms of office
As with other elected statewide offices in Florida, the attorney general is limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms.
The attorney general appoints the
Florida solicitor general who serves at his or her pleasure. The current solicitor is
Amit Agarwal.
The attorney general is second (behind the
lieutenant governor) in the
line of succession
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.
Removal from office
The Florida attorney general can be
impeached for committing a "misdemeanor in office" by the
State House of Representatives, and then convicted and thereby removed from office by a two-thirds vote of the
State Senate
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.
List of Florida attorneys general
Living former Florida attorneys general
As of , there are six living former Florida attorneys general, the oldest being
James C. Smith (served 1979–1987, born 1940). The most recent attorney general to die was
Robert L. Shevin on July 11, 2005 (served 1971–1979, born 1934).
File:Secretary of State Jim Smith.jpg, James C. Smith, 1979–1987
File:Bob Butterworth.jpg, Bob Butterworth, 1987–2002
File:Richard Doran.jpg, Richard E. Doran, 2002–2003
File:Charlie Crist, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg, Charlie Crist, 2003-2007
File:McCollum bio photo.jpg, Bill McCollum, 2007–2011
File:Bondi bio photo crop.jpg, Pam Bondi, 2011–2019
See also
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Constitution of Florida
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Florida Cabinet
The Florida Cabinet is a body of the government of Florida comprising the attorney general, the commissioner of agriculture, and the chief financial officer that engages in the collective governance of the state.
History
Created following Recons ...
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Florida Democratic Party
The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida, headquartered in Tallahassee. Former mayor of Miami Manny Diaz Sr. is the current chair.
Andrew Jackson, the first territorial governo ...
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Republican Party of Florida
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. It is currently the state's favored party, controlling the majority of Florida's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, supermajor ...
References
External links
Florida Attorney Generalofficial website
Florida Attorney Generalarticles at ''ABA Journal''
at
FindLaw
Florida Statutesat Law.Justia.com
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Florida"at
FindLaw
The Florida BarFlorida Attorney General Pam Bondi profileat
National Association of Attorneys General
Press releasesat Florida Attorney General's office
{{U.S. State Attorneys General