Attorney General of Virginia

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The Attorney General of Virginia is the Commonwealth’s chief legal officer, responsible for representing the state in legal matters, enforcing state law, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional officer ⓘ
state attorney general ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Virginia
appointedBy Virginia general election ⓘ
category Attorneys General of Virginia ⓘ
State attorneys general in the United States ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Virginia ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
duty defends state statutes against constitutional challenges ⓘ
enforces state law in Virginia ⓘ
issues formal legal opinions ⓘ
oversees consumer protection enforcement ⓘ
provides legal advice to state agencies ⓘ
provides legal advice to state officials ⓘ
represents Virginia before the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
represents Virginia in civil litigation ⓘ
represents Virginia in criminal appeals ⓘ
represents Virginia in federal courts ⓘ
represents the Commonwealth of Virginia in legal matters ⓘ
electionProcess popular vote ⓘ
employer Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Virginia
hasJurisdictionOver state agencies of Virginia ⓘ
state officials of Virginia ⓘ
hasPower to bring civil actions on behalf of the Commonwealth ⓘ
to intervene in cases affecting state interests ⓘ
to issue advisory opinions ⓘ
headquartersLocation Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
isInferredFrom state law of Virginia ⓘ
jurisdiction Virginia ⓘ
legalForm public office ⓘ
memberOf Virginia executive branch ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Virginia Constitution of 1776 ⓘ
officeHolder Jason Miyares ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime 2022-01-15 ⓘ
officeType chief legal officer of Virginia ⓘ
partOf Government of Virginia ⓘ
positionHeldBy Jason Miyares ⓘ
precededByOffice Attorney General of the Colony of Virginia ⓘ
reeligibility unlimited consecutive terms allowed ⓘ
residence Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
seat Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
subordinateTo Voters of Virginia ⓘ
supervises Office of the Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksWith Governor of Virginia ⓘ
Virginia General Assembly ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Governor of Virginia → worksWith → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Edmund Randolph → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Virginia state government → hasOffice → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Judicial System of Virginia → coordinatesWith → Office of the Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Virginia
Attorney General of the Colony of Virginia → replacedBy → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Sir John Randolph → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Edmund Randolph → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
subject linked to: Edmund Randolph (nephew)
Attorney General of Virginia → category → Attorneys General of Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Virginia
Attorney General of Virginia → supervises → Office of the Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Virginia
Council of State of Virginia (ex officio) → hasMember → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Bob McDonnell → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Virginia law → enforcedBy → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Capitol Square → containsOfficeOf → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
John Randolph Tucker → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Jim Gilmore → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Albertis S. Harrison Jr. → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Jason Miyares → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Jason Miyares → officeContested → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Executive Branch of the Government of Virginia → includesOffice → Office of the Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Virginia
James G. Field → positionHeld → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Maureen McCarthy → spouseOccupation → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ
Republican Party of Virginia → campaignsForOffice → Attorney General of Virginia ⓘ