Nevada Attorney General












Attorney General of Nevada

Seal of the Attorney General of Nevada.png
Seal of the Attorney General


Incumbent
Aaron D. Ford

since January 7, 2019
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years, two term limit
Inaugural holder
George A. Nourse
1864
FormationNevada Constitution
WebsiteOffice of the Attorney General

The Nevada Attorney General is the top legal officer for the state of Nevada. The functions of the office are set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 228. The Attorney General represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of Nevada and the United States. The Attorney General also serves as legal counsel to state officers and, with few exceptions, to state agencies, boards and commissions.


The Attorney General may also work with or help district attorneys, local law enforcement, and federal and international criminal justice agencies in the administration of justice. In addition, the Attorney General establishes and operates projects and programs to protect Nevadans from fraud or illegal activities that target consumers or threaten public safety, and enforces laws that safeguard the environment and natural resources.
Under the state Constitution, the Attorney General is elected to a four-year term. To meet its statutory obligations the office is divided into the following:


  • Bureau of Consumer Protection

  • Bureau of Criminal Justice

  • Bureau of Governmental Affairs

  • Bureau of Public Affairs

The current Nevada Attorney General is Democrat Aaron D. Ford.



List of Attorneys General


  Democratic (17)
  Republican (11)
  Silver (6)



















































































































































































































#Attorney GeneralPartyTerm startTerm end
1

George A. Nourse
 

Republican
1864
1867
2

Robert M. Clarke
 

Republican
1867
1871
3

Luther A. Buckner
 

Democratic
1871
1875
4

John R. Kittrell
 

Democratic
1875
1879
5

Michael A. Murphy
 

Republican
1879
1883
6

William H. Davenport
 

Republican
1883
1887
7

John F. Alexander
 

Republican
1887
1891
8

James D. Torreyson
 

Republican
1891
1895
9

Robert M. Beatty
 

Silver
1895
1896
10

James R. Judge
 

Silver
1896
1899
11

William D. Jones
 

Silver
1899
1901
12

William Woodburn
 

Silver
1901
1903
13

James G. Sweeney
 

Silver–Democratic
1903
1907
14

Richard C. Stoddard
 

Silver–Democratic
1907
1911
15

Cleveland H. Baker
 

Democratic
1911
1912
16

George B. Thatcher
 

Democratic
1912
1919
17

Leonard B. Fowler
 

Democratic
1919
1923
18

Michael A. Diskin
 

Democratic
1923
1931
19

Gray Mashburn
 

Democratic
1931
1943
20

Alan Bible
 

Democratic
1943
1951
21

William T. Mathews
 

Democratic
1951
1955
22

Harvey Dickerson
 

Democratic
1955
1959
23

Roger D. Foley
 

Democratic
1959
1962
24

Charles E. Springer
 

Democratic
1962
1963
25

Harvey Dickerson
 

Democratic
1963
1971
26

Robert List
 

Republican
1971
1979
27

Richard Bryan
 

Democratic
1979
1983
28

Brian McKay
 

Republican
1983
1991
29

Frankie Sue Del Papa
 

Democratic
1991
2003
30

Brian Sandoval
 

Republican
2003
2005
31

George Chanos
 

Republican
2005
2007
32

Catherine Cortez Masto
 

Democratic
2007
2015
33

Adam Laxalt
 

Republican
2015
2019
32

Aaron Ford
 

Democratic
2019
Present


See also


  • Attorney general


External links



  • Nevada Attorney General official website


  • Nevada Attorney General articles at Legal Newsline Legal Journal


  • Nevada Attorney General articles at ABA Journal


  • News and Commentary at FindLaw


  • Nevada Revised Statutes at Law.Justia.com


  • U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Nevada" at FindLaw

  • State Bar of Nevada


  • Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt profile at National Association of Attorneys General


  • Press releases at Nevada Attorney General











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