Attorney General of Mississippi

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The Attorney General of Mississippi is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Mississippi in legal matters, issuing legal opinions, and enforcing state law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional officer ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
state attorney general ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Mississippi ⓘ
chiefLegalOfficerOf Mississippi ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Mississippi Constitution of 1890 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
createdBy Mississippi Constitution ⓘ
duty advises local prosecutors on legal issues ⓘ
defends state statutes when challenged ⓘ
enforces state law ⓘ
initiates civil actions on behalf of the state ⓘ
issues official legal opinions ⓘ
oversees certain criminal prosecutions when requested or authorized by law ⓘ
participates in multistate litigation ⓘ
protects consumers through enforcement of consumer protection laws ⓘ
provides legal advice to state agencies ⓘ
represents Mississippi in federal courts ⓘ
represents Mississippi in state courts ⓘ
represents state agencies in litigation ⓘ
represents the State of Mississippi in legal matters ⓘ
represents the state in criminal appeals ⓘ
electedIn statewide election ⓘ
electionMethod popular vote ⓘ
eligibleFor reelection ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.ago.state.ms.us/ ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody Mississippi Attorney General’s Office ⓘ
inception 1817 ⓘ
jurisdiction Mississippi ⓘ
legalAuthority Mississippi Code ⓘ
Mississippi Constitution ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hinds County ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party ⓘ
officeHeldInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mississippi ⓘ
officeHolder Lynn Fitch ⓘ
officeType chief legal officer ⓘ
statewide elected office ⓘ
partOf Mississippi state government ⓘ
position Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
positionHeldBy Lynn Fitch ⓘ
residence Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ
seat Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ
subordinateTo Mississippi electorate ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksWith Governor of Mississippi ⓘ
Mississippi Legislature ⓘ
Mississippi Supreme Court ⓘ

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Mississippi Constitution → establishesOffice → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Government of Mississippi → hasOffice → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Mississippi Attorney General’s Office → headOfGovernmentBody → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Lynn Fitch → positionHeld → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Lynn Fitch → officeContested → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Lynn Fitch → assumedOffice → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Lynn Fitch → isFirstFemaleHolderOfOffice → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Lynn Fitch → hasTitle → Mississippi Attorney General ⓘ
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Mississippi State Auditor → collaboratesWith → Mississippi Attorney General ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Mississippi
State Treasurer of Mississippi → relatedPosition → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Executive branch of Mississippi → includesOffice → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
Lynn Fitch → position → Attorney General of Mississippi ⓘ
subject linked to: Attorney General of Mississippi