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Montana Department of Justice
State law enforcement agency of Montana
State law enforcement agency of Montana
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Montana Department of Justice |
| type | Department of Justice |
| formed | |
| preceding2 | |
| superseding2 | |
| jurisdiction | Montana |
| coordinates | |
| minister2_pfo | |
| deputyminister2_pfo | |
| chief1_name | Austin Knudsen |
| chief1_position | Attorney General of Montana |
| chief2_position | |
| parent_agency_type | |
| child2_agency | |
| keydocument1 | |
| website | Montana Department of Justice official website |
The Montana Department of Justice is a state law enforcement agency of Montana. The Department is equivalent to the State Bureau of Investigation in other states.
The Montana Attorney General, currently Republican Austin Knudsen, 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.
The Montana Attorney General acts as the supervisor for the 56 County Attorneys in the State.
Territorial attorneys general
- Thomas J. Lowry (1881–1882)
- John A. Johnston (1883–1884)
- William H. Hunt (1885–1887)
- William E. Cullen (1887–1889)
- John B. Clayberg (1889–1889)
List of attorneys general since statehood
| No. | Image | Attorney General | Party | Took office | Left office | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ||
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| Henri J. Haskell | Republican | November 8, 1889 | January 4, 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. B. Nolan | January 4, 1897 | January 1, 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Donovan | January 1, 1901 | January 2, 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert J. Galen | January 2, 1905 | January 6, 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. M. Kelly | January 6, 1913 | May 31, 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Joseph B. Poindexter (vol. 2, 1921).jpg | 60px]] | Joseph B. Poindexter | Democratic | May 31, 1915 | January 1, 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Sam C. Ford.jpg | 60px]] | Samuel C. Ford | Republican | January 1, 1917 | January 3, 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Vote for Wellington D. Rankin 1914 advert (cropped).png | 60px]] | Wellington D. Rankin | Republican | January 3, 1921 | August 30, 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. A. Foot | August 30, 1924 | January 2, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond T. Nagle | January 2, 1933 | January 2, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enor K. Matson | November 1, 1936 | January 4, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harrison J. Freebourn | January 4, 1937 | January 6, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:John W. Bonner.jpg | 60px]] | John W. Bonner | Democratic | January 6, 1941 | May 1, 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard M. Gullickson | May 1, 1942 | August 3, 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. V. Bottomly | August 3, 1942 | January 3, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Arnold Olsen.jpg | 60px]] | Arnold Olsen | Democratic | January 3, 1949 | January 7, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forrest H. Anderson | Democratic | January 7, 1957 | January 6, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert I. Woodahl | Republican | January 6, 1969 | January 3, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Greely | Democratic | January 3, 1977 | January 2, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Marc Racicot 2008 (cropped).JPG | 60px]] | Marc Racicot | Republican | January 2, 1989 | January 4, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph P. Mazurek | Democratic | January 4, 1993 | January 2, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike McGrath | Democratic | January 2, 2001 | January 5, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Steve Bullock.jpg | 60px]] | Steve Bullock | Democratic | January 5, 2009 | January 7, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Tim Fox.jpg | 60px]] | Timothy Fox | Republican | January 7, 2013 | January 4, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Austin Knudsen.jpg | 60px]] | Austin Knudsen | Republican | January 4, 2021 |
References
References
- Plowman, Pat. (October 10, 2011). "Carbon County Republican Women Meeting". Carbon County News.
- "Montana History Compass [licensed for non-commercial use only] / Facts: Elected Officials".
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