Arizona Attorney General
The Arizona attorney general is the chief legal officer of the State of Arizona,[1] in the United States. This state officer is the head of the Arizona Department of Law,[2] more commonly known as the Arizona Attorney General's Office. The state attorney general is a constitutionally-established officer, elected by the people of the state to a four-year term. The state attorney general is second (behind the Secretary of State) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Arizona.[3]
Attorney General of Arizona
The Honorable
Four years; renewable once consecutively
1912
None
$90,000
Qualifications[edit]
The Arizona Constitution requires all of the officers in the state's executive department, including the attorney general, to be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 10 years and an Arizona resident for five years.[6]
Arizona law further requires the attorney general to have been a "practicing attorney before the supreme court of the state" for at least five years before taking office,[7] however the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional during the appointment process of Jack LaSota in 1977; LaSota had not renewed his state bar membership and was therefore not considered a practicing attorney.[8]