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Vermont Attorney General

Attorney general for the U.S. state of Vermont

Summary

Attorney general for the U.S. state of Vermont

FieldValue
postVermont Attorney General
imageCharity Clark.jpg
incumbentCharity Clark
incumbentsince2023
termlengthTwo years
formation1790
firstSamuel Hitchcock
websitehttps://ago.vermont.gov/about-attorney-generals-office
flagFlag of Vermont.svg

The office provides legal counsel for all state agencies and the Vermont General Assembly, the state's legislative branch. It handles civil and criminal cases in all courts of the state for both the trial and appellate levels. It defends the state when it is sued and files suits to enforce Vermont’s criminal, environmental, consumer protection, civil rights and other laws.

Election

The attorney general was originally chosen by a vote of the Vermont General Assembly. Since 1908 the attorney general has been elected every two years at the same time and in the same manner as other statewide elected officials.

List of Vermont attorneys general

#ImageNameTerm of officePolitical party
1[[File:Samuel Hitchcock (1755-1813).jpg60px]]Samuel Hitchcock1790–1793Federalist
2Daniel Buck1793–1795Federalist
Office vacant (1795–1797)
Office abolished (1797–1904)
3[[File:Clarke C. Fitts.jpg60px]]Clarke C. Fitts1904–1908Republican
4[[File:SARGENT, JOHN G., HONORABLE LCCN2016862216.jpg60px]]John G. Sargent1908–1912Republican
5[[File:Rufus E. Brown (Vermont Attorney General).jpg60px]]Rufus E. Brown1912–1914Republican
6[[File:Herbert G. Barber (Vermont Attorney General).jpg60px]]Herbert G. Barber1914–1919Republican
7[[File:Frank C. Archibald (Vermont Attorney General).jpg60px]]Frank Archibald1919–1925Republican
8[[File:J. Ward Carver (Vermont Attorney General).jpg60px]]J. Ward Carver1925–1931Republican
9[[File:Lawrence C. Jones (Vermont Attorney General).jpg60px]]Lawrence C. Jones1931–1941Republican
10Alban J. Parker1941–1947Republican
11Clifton G. Parkerdate=December 27, 1952title=Parker Resigns Attorney-General Post as of Dec. 31; Elliott Barber Jr. Named to Officeurl=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104278123/parker-resigns/newspaper=Burlington Free Presslocation=Burlington, VTpage=2 }}Republican
12[[File:F. Elliott Barber Jr (Vermont Attorney General).jpg60px]]F. Elliott Barber Jr.1952–1955Republican
13[[File:Robert Stafford.jpg60px]]Robert T. Stafford1955–1957Republican
14Frederick M. Reed1957–1960Republican
15Thomas M. Debevoise1960–1962Republican
16Charles Adams1962–1963Republican
17Charles E. Gibson Jr.1963–1965Republican
18[[File:John P. Connarn (Vermont attorney general).jpgcenter50px]]John P. Connarn1965–1967Democratic
19[[File:James L. Oakes (US Court of Appeals judge).jpg60px]]James L. Oakes1967–1969Republican
20[[File:State Senator Jeffords (cropped).jpg60px]]Jim Jeffords1969–1973Republican
21Kimberly B. Cheney1973–1975Republican
22[[File:DiamondJ.png60px]]M. Jerome Diamond1975–1981Democratic
23[[File:Easton2.png60px]]John J. Easton Jr.1981–1985Republican
24Jeffrey L. Amestoy1985–1997Republican
25[[File:William H. Sorrell.jpg60px]]Bill Sorrell1997–2017Democratic
26[[File:T.J. Donovan.jpg60px]]T. J. Donovan2017–2022Democratic
–Josh Diamond (Acting)2022Democratic
27Susanne Young2022–2023Republican
28[[File:Charity Clark.jpg60px]]Charity Clark2023–presentDemocratic

References

References

  1. "Duties & Responsibilities by statute".
  2. "Official site".
  3. Crockett, Walter H.. (1928). "State Papers of Vermont".
  4. (1905). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont". St. Albans Messenger Company.
  5. 3 V.S.A. §151
  6. (December 27, 1952). "Parker Resigns Attorney-General Post as of Dec. 31; Elliott Barber Jr. Named to Office". Burlington Free Press.
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