The Attorney General of the State of Colorado is the chief legal officer for the U.S. state of

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

and the head of the Colorado Department of Law, a principal department of the

Colorado state government The Government of Colorado is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of the State of Colorado. It is composed of three branches: the executive branch headed by the Governor, the legislative branch consisting of the General As ...

. It is an elected position with a four-year term, and follows the same schedule as election of the governor. The incumbent Colorado Attorney General is Democrat Phil Weiser, who was elected in November 2018 to a four-year term that began on January 8, 2019. The Department of Law has seven sections: Appellate, Natural Resources and Environmental, Consumer Protection, State Services,

Civil Litigation Civil law is a major branch of the law.Glanville Williams. ''Learning the Law''. Eleventh Edition. Stevens. 1982. p. 2. In common law legal systems such as England and Wales and the United States, the term refers to non-criminal law. The law rel ...

and

Employment Law Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, ...

Criminal Justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

, Revenue & Utilities, and Business & Licensing.Office Duties and Responsibilities, Colorado Attorney General's Office
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List of Colorado Attorneys General

References

External links

Colorado Attorney General
official website
Colorado Attorney General
articles at ''Legal Newsline Legal Journal''

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U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Colorado"
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Press releases by year
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