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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.
Department of Justice overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Montana |
Department of Justice executive |
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Website | Montana Department of Justice official website |
The Montana Attorney General, currently Republican Austin Knudsen, heads the agency.
Responsibilities
editThe 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.
Territorial attorneys general
edit- 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)[2]
List of attorneys general since statehood
editNo. | Image | Attorney General | Party | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Henri J. Haskell | Republican | November 8, 1889 | January 4, 1897 | |
2 | C. B. Nolan | January 4, 1897 | January 1, 1901 | ||
3 | James Donovan | January 1, 1901 | January 2, 1905 | ||
4 | Albert J. Galen | January 2, 1905 | January 6, 1913 | ||
5 | D. M. Kelly | January 6, 1913 | May 31, 1915 | ||
6 | Joseph B. Poindexter | Democratic | May 31, 1915 | January 1, 1917 | |
7 | Samuel C. Ford | Republican | January 1, 1917 | January 3, 1921 | |
8 | Wellington D. Rankin | Republican | January 3, 1921 | August 30, 1924 | |
9 | L. A. Foot | August 30, 1924 | January 2, 1933 | ||
10 | Raymond T. Nagle | January 2, 1933 | January 2, 1933 | ||
11 | Enor K. Matson | November 1, 1936 | January 4, 1937 | ||
12 | Harrison J. Freebourn | January 4, 1937 | January 6, 1941 | ||
13 | John W. Bonner | Democratic | January 6, 1941 | May 1, 1942 | |
14 | Howard M. Gullickson | May 1, 1942 | August 3, 1942 | ||
15 | R. V. Bottombly | August 3, 1942 | January 3, 1949 | ||
16 | Arnold Olsen | Democratic | January 3, 1949 | January 7, 1957 | |
17 | Forrest H. Anderson | Democratic | January 7, 1957 | January 6, 1969 | |
18 | Robert I. Woodahl | Republican | January 6, 1969 | January 3, 1977 | |
19 | Mike Greely | Democratic | January 3, 1977 | January 2, 1989 | |
20 | Marc Racicot | Republican | January 2, 1989 | January 4, 1993 | |
21 | Joseph P. Mazurek | Democratic | January 4, 1993 | January 2, 2001 | |
22 | Mike McGrath | Democratic | January 2, 2001 | January 5, 2009 | |
23 | Steve Bullock | Democratic | January 5, 2009 | January 7, 2013 | |
24 | Timothy Fox | Republican | January 7, 2013 | January 4, 2021 | |
25 | Austin Knudsen | Republican | January 4, 2021 |
References
edit- ^ 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".
External links
edit- 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