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.
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 |
Image | Attorney General | Political party | Term of service |
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Benjamin Parke | 1804–1808 | ||
John Rice Jones | 1808–1816 |
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.
Democratic (19) Republican (25)