Attorney General of Maryland

The Attorney General of the State of Maryland is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland in the United States and is elected by the people every four years with no term limits. To run for the office a person must be a citizen of and qualified voter in Maryland and must have lived and practiced law in the state for at least ten years.

Attorney General of
the State of Maryland
Great Seal of the State of Maryland
Flag of the State of Maryland
Incumbent
Anthony Brown
since January 3, 2023
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years, no term limit
Inaugural holderJames Tilghman
1777
FormationMaryland Constitution of 1776 (originally)
Maryland Constitution of 1864 (most recently)
WebsiteMaryland Attorney General

The attorney general has general charge, supervision and direction of the legal business of the State. The attorney general is the legal advisor and representative of the Governor, the General Assembly, the Judiciary, and the major departments, various boards, commissions, officials and institutions of State Government. The office further represents the State in all cases pending in the Appellate Courts of the State, and in the United States Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts. As of 2023, the attorney general is Democrat Anthony Brown.

Summary of powers
  • The Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the Governor, the Legislature, and all State departments, boards, and most commissions.[1]
  • The Attorney General may bring an action to restrain a foreign limited liability company from doing business in this State.[2]
  • The Attorney General may obtain a court order prohibiting the guarantor or service contract provider from further violations in this State.[3][4]

List of the attorneys general of Maryland
ImageNameFromToPartyLaw school
James Tilghman17771778
Luther Martin17781805
William Pinkney18051806Democratic-Republican
John Thomson Mason18061806
John Johnson, Sr.18061811
John Montgomery18111818Democratic-Republican
Luther Martin18181822
Thomas Beale Dorsey18221824Democratic-Republican
Thomas Kell18241827
Roger B. Taney18271831Democrat
Josiah Bayly18311846
George R. Richardson18461851
Robert J. Brent18511864Whig
Alexander Randall18641867Whig
Isaac Dashiell Jones18671871Whig
Andrew K. Syester18711875Whig
Charles J. M. Gwinn18751883Democrat
Charles Boyle Roberts18831887Democrat
William Pinkney Whyte18871891DemocratHarvard Law School
John Prentiss Poe18911895Democrat
Harry M. Clabaugh18951899RepublicanUniversity of Maryland School of Law
George Riggs Gaither Jr.18991899Republican
Isidor Rayner18991903DemocratUniversity of Virginia School of Law
William Shepard Bryan Jr.19031907DemocratUniversity of Virginia School of Law
Isaac Lobe Straus19071911DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Edgar Allan Poe19111915DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Albert Ritchie19151919DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Ogle Marbury (acting)19181919DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Alexander Armstrong19191923RepublicanUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School
Thomas H. Robinson19231930Democrat
William Preston Lane Jr.19301934DemocratUniversity of Virginia School of Law
Herbert O'Conor19341938DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
William C. Walsh19381945DemocratCatholic University School of Law
William Curran19451946DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Hall Hammond19461952DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Edward D. E. Rollins19521954RepublicanUniversity of Maryland School of Law
C. Ferdinand Sybert19541961DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Thomas B. Finan19611966DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Robert C. Murphy19661966DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Francis B. Burch19661978DemocratYale Law School
Jon F. Oster19791979DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
George A. Nilson19791979DemocratYale Law School
Stephen H. Sachs19791987DemocratYale Law School
J. Joseph Curran Jr.19872007DemocratUniversity of Baltimore School of Law
Doug Gansler20072015DemocratUniversity of Virginia School of Law
Brian Frosh20152023DemocratColumbia Law School
Anthony Brown2023DemocratHarvard Law School

References
  1. "Maryland State Government". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  2. "2020 Maryland Statutes :: Corporations and Associations :: Title 4A – Limited Liability Company Act :: Subtitle 10 – Foreign Limited Liability Companies :: Section 4A-1008 – Action by Attorney General". Justia Law. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  3. "2020 Maryland Statutes :: Commercial Law :: Title 14 – Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions :: Subtitle 4 – Maryland Service Contracts and Consumer Products Guaranty Act". Justia Law. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  4. "2020 Maryland Statutes :: Commercial Law :: Title 14 – Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions :: Subtitle 4 – Maryland Service Contracts and Consumer Products Guaranty Act :: Section 14-406 – Action by Attorney General". Justia Law. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
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