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|[[James Tilghman (1743–1809)|James Tilghman]]||1777||1778||
|[[James Tilghman (1743–1809)|James Tilghman]]||1777||1778||
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|[[Luther Martin]]||1778||1805||
|[[Luther Martin]]||1778||1805||
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|[[William Pinkney]]||1805||1806||Democratic-Republican
|[[William Pinkney]]||1805||1806||Democratic-Republican
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|[[John Thomson Mason (Maryland Attorney General)|John Thomson Mason]]||1806||1806||
|[[John Thomson Mason (Maryland Attorney General)|John Thomson Mason]]||1806||1806||
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|[[John Johnson, Sr.]]||1806||1811||
|[[John Johnson, Sr.]]||1806||1811||
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|[[John Montgomery (Maryland politician)|John Montgomery]]||1811||1818||Democratic-Republican
|[[John Montgomery (Maryland politician)|John Montgomery]]||1811||1818||Democratic-Republican
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|[[File:Luther martin.jpg|60px]]
|[[Luther Martin]]||1818||1822||
|[[Luther Martin]]||1818||1822||
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|[[Thomas Beale Dorsey]]||1822||1824||Democratic-Republican
|[[Thomas Beale Dorsey]]||1822||1824||Democratic-Republican
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|[[Thomas Kell]]||1824||1827||
|[[Thomas Kell]]||1824||1827||
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|[[File:Roger B. Taney c.1836.jpg|60px]]
|[[Roger B. Taney]]||1827||1831||Democrat
|[[Roger B. Taney]]||1827||1831||Democrat
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|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
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|[[Josiah Bayly]]||1831||1846||
|[[Josiah Bayly]]||1831||1846||
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|[[George R. Richardson]]||1846||1851||
|[[George R. Richardson]]||1846||1851||
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|[[Robert J. Brent]]||1851||1864||Whig
|[[Robert J. Brent]]||1851||1864||Whig
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|[[File:AlexanderRandall.jpg|60px]]
|[[Alexander Randall (Maryland politician)|Alexander Randall]]||1864||1867||Whig
|[[Alexander Randall (Maryland politician)|Alexander Randall]]||1864||1867||Whig
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|[[File:Isaac Dashiell Jones, LL.D. (Ency. of the PCUSA, 1884).png|60px]]
|[[Isaac Dashiell Jones]]||1867||1871||Whig
|[[Isaac Dashiell Jones]]||1867||1871||Whig
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|[[File:AndrewKSyester1800sPortrait.jpg|60px]]
|[[Andrew K. Syester]]||1871||1875||Whig
|[[Andrew K. Syester]]||1871||1875||Whig
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|[[Charles J. M. Gwinn]]||1875||1883||Democrat
|[[Charles J. M. Gwinn]]||1875||1883||Democrat
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|[[File:Charles Boyle Roberts of Maryland - Portrait seated circa 1865 to 1880.jpg|60px]]
|[[Charles Boyle Roberts]]||1883||1887||Democrat
|[[Charles Boyle Roberts]]||1883||1887||Democrat
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|[[File:Williampinkneywhite.jpg|60px]]
|[[William Pinkney Whyte]]||1887||1891||Democrat||[[Harvard Law School]]
|[[William Pinkney Whyte]]||1887||1891||Democrat||[[Harvard Law School]]
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|[[File:John P. Poe (1909) (cropped).png|60px]]
|[[John P. Poe, Sr.|John Prentiss Poe]]||1891||1895||Democrat
|[[John P. Poe, Sr.|John Prentiss Poe]]||1891||1895||Democrat
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|-bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|[[File:Harry M. Clabaugh.jpg|60px]]
|[[Harry M. Clabaugh]]||1895||1899||Republican||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|[[Harry M. Clabaugh]]||1895||1899||Republican||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
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|-bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|[[File:GeorgeGaither1900sEarlyMaryland.jpg|60px]]
|[[George Riggs Gaither Jr.]]||1899||1899||Republican
|[[George Riggs Gaither Jr.]]||1899||1899||Republican
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|[[Isidor Rayner]]||1899||1903||Democrat
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|[[Isidor Rayner]]||1899||1903||Democrat||[[University of Virginia School of Law]]
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|[[File:"Portrait of William S. Bryan, Early 20th Century Attorney General of Maryland".jpg|60px]]
|[[William Shepard Bryan Jr.]]||1903||1907||Democrat
|[[William Shepard Bryan Jr.]]||1903||1907||Democrat||[[University of Virginia School of Law]]
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|[[Isaac Lobe Straus]]||1907||1911||Democrat
|[[File:Isaac Lobe Straus (1914) (cropped).png|60px]]
|[[Isaac Lobe Straus]]||1907||1911||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
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|[[File:Edgar Allan Poe (attorney general) (1914) (cropped).png|60px]]
|[[Edgar Allan Poe (attorney general)|Edgar Allan Poe]]||1911||1915||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|[[Edgar Allan Poe (attorney general)|Edgar Allan Poe]]||1911||1915||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|[[File:Albert Ritchie, photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg|60px]]
|[[Albert Ritchie]]||1915||1919||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|[[Albert Ritchie]]||1915||1919||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
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|[[Ogle Marbury]] (acting)||1918||1919|| Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|[[Ogle Marbury]] (acting)||1918||1919|| Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|-bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|-bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|[[File:Alexander Armstrong, Republican Candidate for Attorney General (1919) (cropped).png|60px]]
|[[Alexander Armstrong (Maryland politician)|Alexander Armstrong]]||1919||1923||Republican||[[University of Pennsylvania Law School]]
|[[Alexander Armstrong (Maryland politician)|Alexander Armstrong]]||1919||1923||Republican||[[University of Pennsylvania Law School]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|[[Thomas H. Robinson (Maryland politician)|Thomas H. Robinson]]||1923||1930||Democrat
|[[File:Thomas H. Robinson of Harford County (1905) (cropped).png|60px]]
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|[[Thomas H. Robinson (Maryland politician)|Thomas H. Robinson]]||1923||1930||Democrat||
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|[[File:William Preston Lane.jpg|60px]]
|[[William Preston Lane Jr.]]||1930||1934||Democrat||[[University of Virginia School of Law]]
|[[William Preston Lane Jr.]]||1930||1934||Democrat||[[University of Virginia School of Law]]
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|[[Herbert O'Conor]]||1934||1938||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|[[Herbert O'Conor]]||1934||1938||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
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|[[William C. Walsh]]||1938||1945||Democrat||[[Catholic University School of Law]]
|[[William C. Walsh]]||1938||1945||Democrat||[[Catholic University School of Law]]
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|[[William Curran (Maryland politician)|William Curran]]||1945||1946||Democrat
|[[William Curran (Maryland politician)|William Curran]]||1945||1946||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
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|[[Hall Hammond]]||1946||1952||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|[[Hall Hammond]]||1946||1952||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
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|[[Edward D. E. Rollins]]||1952||1954||Republican
|[[Edward D. E. Rollins]]||1952||1954||Republican||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|[[C. Ferdinand Sybert]]||1954||1961||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|[[C. Ferdinand Sybert]]||1954||1961||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|[[Thomas B. Finan]]||1961||1966||Democrat
|[[Thomas B. Finan]]||1961||1966||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
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|[[Robert C. Murphy (judge)|Robert C. Murphy]]||1966||1966||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|[[Robert C. Murphy (judge)|Robert C. Murphy]]||1966||1966||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|[[Francis B. Burch]]||1966||1978||Democrat||[[Yale Law School]]
|[[Francis B. Burch]]||1966||1978||Democrat||[[Yale Law School]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|Jon F. Oster||1979||1979||Democrat||
|Jon F. Oster||1979||1979||Democrat||[[University of Maryland School of Law]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|George A. Nilson||1979||1979||Democrat||
|George A. Nilson||1979||1979||Democrat||[[Yale Law School]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|[[Stephen H. Sachs]]||1979||1987||Democrat||[[Yale Law School]]
|[[Stephen H. Sachs]]||1979||1987||Democrat||[[Yale Law School]]
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|-bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|[[File:J. Joseph Curran.jpg|60px]]
|[[J. Joseph Curran Jr.]]||1987||2007||Democrat||[[University of Baltimore School of Law]]
|[[J. Joseph Curran Jr.]]||1987||2007||Democrat||[[University of Baltimore School of Law]]
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|[[File:Douglas F. Gansler (2010).jpg|60px]]
|[[Doug Gansler]]||2007||2015||Democrat||[[University of Virginia School of Law]]
|[[Doug Gansler]]||2007||2015||Democrat||[[University of Virginia School of Law]]
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|[[File:Brian E. Frosh 2015.jpg|60px]]
|[[Brian Frosh]]||2015||2023||Democrat||[[Columbia Law School]]
|[[Brian Frosh]]||2015||2023||Democrat||[[Columbia Law School]]
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|[[File:Anthony G. Brown 2022.jpg|60px]]
|[[Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)|Anthony Brown]]||2023|| ||Democrat||[[Harvard Law School]]
|[[Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)|Anthony Brown]]||2023|| ||Democrat||[[Harvard Law School]]
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Revision as of 21:00, 28 February 2024

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 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.

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

Image Name From To Party Law school
James Tilghman 1777 1778
Luther Martin 1778 1805
William Pinkney 1805 1806 Democratic-Republican
John Thomson Mason 1806 1806
John Johnson, Sr. 1806 1811
John Montgomery 1811 1818 Democratic-Republican
Luther Martin 1818 1822
Thomas Beale Dorsey 1822 1824 Democratic-Republican
Thomas Kell 1824 1827
Roger B. Taney 1827 1831 Democrat
Josiah Bayly 1831 1846
George R. Richardson 1846 1851
Robert J. Brent 1851 1864 Whig
Alexander Randall 1864 1867 Whig
Isaac Dashiell Jones 1867 1871 Whig
Andrew K. Syester 1871 1875 Whig
Charles J. M. Gwinn 1875 1883 Democrat
Charles Boyle Roberts 1883 1887 Democrat
William Pinkney Whyte 1887 1891 Democrat Harvard Law School
John Prentiss Poe 1891 1895 Democrat
Harry M. Clabaugh 1895 1899 Republican University of Maryland School of Law
George Riggs Gaither Jr. 1899 1899 Republican
Isidor Rayner 1899 1903 Democrat University of Virginia School of Law
William Shepard Bryan Jr. 1903 1907 Democrat University of Virginia School of Law
Isaac Lobe Straus 1907 1911 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Edgar Allan Poe 1911 1915 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Albert Ritchie 1915 1919 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Ogle Marbury (acting) 1918 1919 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Alexander Armstrong 1919 1923 Republican University of Pennsylvania Law School
Thomas H. Robinson 1923 1930 Democrat
William Preston Lane Jr. 1930 1934 Democrat University of Virginia School of Law
Herbert O'Conor 1934 1938 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
William C. Walsh 1938 1945 Democrat Catholic University School of Law
William Curran 1945 1946 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Hall Hammond 1946 1952 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Edward D. E. Rollins 1952 1954 Republican University of Maryland School of Law
C. Ferdinand Sybert 1954 1961 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Thomas B. Finan 1961 1966 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Robert C. Murphy 1966 1966 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
Francis B. Burch 1966 1978 Democrat Yale Law School
Jon F. Oster 1979 1979 Democrat University of Maryland School of Law
George A. Nilson 1979 1979 Democrat Yale Law School
Stephen H. Sachs 1979 1987 Democrat Yale Law School
J. Joseph Curran Jr. 1987 2007 Democrat University of Baltimore School of Law
Doug Gansler 2007 2015 Democrat University of Virginia School of Law
Brian Frosh 2015 2023 Democrat Columbia Law School
Anthony Brown 2023 Democrat Harvard 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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