Montana Department of Justice
The Montana Department of Justice is a state law enforcement agency of Montana.
The Montana Attorney General heads the agency.
Responsibilities
The Attorney General serves as 1 of 5 members of the state Land Board. The Land Board oversees the money generated from 5.2 million acres of land in the state.[1]
The Montana Attorney General acts as the supervisor for the 56 County Attorneys in the State.
Tim Fox is the current Attorney General.
List of Attorneys General since Statehood
- Henri J. Haskill (1889–1897)
- C B. Nolan (1897–1901)
- James Donovan (1901–1905)
- Albert J. Galen (1905–1913)
- D.M. Kelly (1913–1915)
- J.B. Poindexter (1915–1917)
- S.C. Ford (1917–1921)
- Wellington D. Rankin (1921–1924)
- L.A. Foot (1924–1933)
- Raymond T. Nagle (1933–1936)
- Enor K. Matson (1936–1937)
- Harrison K. Freebourn (1937–1941)
- John W. Bonner (1941–1942)
- Howard M. Gullickson (1942)
- R. V. Bottombly (1942–1949)
- Arnold Olsen (1949–1957)
- Forrest H. Anderson (1957–1969)
- Robert L. Woodahl (1969–1977)
- Mike Greely (1977–1989)
- Marc Racicot (1989–1993)
- Joseph P. Mazurek (1993–2001)
- Mike McGrath (2001–2009)
- Stephen C. "Steve" Bullock (2009–2013)
- Tim Fox (2013–present)
References
- ↑ Plowman, Pat (October 10, 2011). "Carbon County Republican Women Meeting". Carbon County News.
External links
- Montana Department of Justice official website
- Montana Attorney General articles at Legal Newsline Legal Journal
- Montana Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
- News and Commentary at FindLaw
- Montana Code Annotated at Law.Justia.com
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Montana" at FindLaw
- State Bar of Montana
- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox profile at National Association of Attorneys General
- Press releases at Montana Department of Justice
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