Style The Honorable Formation 1912 Salary $90,000 | Residence Phoenix, Arizona Deputy None | |
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Term length Four years, can succeed self once; eligible again after 4-year respite | ||
The Arizona Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the state of Arizona, in the United States. It is an independent, constitutionally mandated office, elected by the people of the state to a four-year term.
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The Attorney General’s Office is the largest law office in Arizona, with approximately 400 attorneys and 1,000 employees. The Attorney General's Office is divided into the following departments:
The organizational chart is available online.
Qualifications
The Arizona Constitution requires all of the officers in the state's executive department, including the attorney general, to be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 10 years and an Arizona resident for five years.
Arizona law further requires the attorney general to have been a "practicing attorney before the supreme court of the state" for five years, however the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional during the appointment process of Jack LaSota in 1977. LaSota had not renewed his state bar membership and was therefore not considered a practicing attorney.