The Nevada Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the U.S. state of Nevada. The functions of the office are set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 228. The attorney general represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of Nevada and the United States. The attorney general also serves as legal counsel to state officers and, with few exceptions, to state agencies, boards and commissions.
The attorney general may also work with or help district attorneys, local law enforcement, and federal and international criminal justice agencies in the administration of justice. In addition, the attorney general establishes and operates projects and programs to protect Nevadans from fraud or illegal activities that target consumers or threaten public safety, and enforces laws that safeguard the environment and natural resources. Under the state Constitution, the attorney general is elected to a four-year term. To meet its statutory obligations the office is divided into the following : Bureau of Consumer Protection, Criminal Justice, Governmental Affairs, and Public Affairs
The current attorney general of Nevada is Aaron Ford, a member of the Democratic Party. , Ford is ineligible to run for reelection as attorney general because of term limits and is instead his party's nominee for the 2026 gubernatorial election.
Officeholders + Attorneys General by party affiliation Party Attorneys General Democratic 19 Republican 11 Silver 4 # Image Name Term of service Political party1George A. Nourse1864–1867Republican2Robert M. Clark1867–1871Republican3Luther A. Buckner1871–1875Democratic4John R. Kittrell1875–1879Democratic5Michael A. Murphy1879–1883Republican6William H. Davenport1883–1887Republican7John F. Alexander1887–1891Republican8James D. Torreyson1891–1895Republican9Robert M. Beatty1895–1896Silver10James R. Judge1896–1899Silver11William D. Jones1899–1901Silver12William Woodburn1901–1903Silver13James G. Sweeney1903–1907Democratic14Richard C. Stoddard1907–1911Democratic15Cleveland H. Baker1911–1912Democratic16George B. Thatcher1912–1919Democratic17Leonard B. Fowler1919–1923Democratic18Michael A. Diskin1923–1931Democratic19Gray Mashburn1931–1943Democratic20Alan Bible1943–1951Democratic21William T. Mathews1951–1955Democratic22Harvey Dickerson1955–1959Democratic23Roger D. Foley1959–1962Democratic24Charles E. Springer1962–1963Democratic25Harvey Dickerson1963–1971Democratic26Robert List1971–1979Republican27Richard Bryan1979–1983Democratic28Brian McKay1983–1991Republican29Frankie Sue Del Papa1991–2003Democratic30Brian Sandoval2003–2005Republican31George Chanos2005–2007Republican32Catherine Cortez Masto2007–2015Democratic33Adam Laxalt2015–2019Republican34Aaron Ford2019–presentDemocratic
See also
Government of Nevada Constitution of Nevada Nevada's five other executive officers: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and treasurer State attorneys general (United States) Law enforcement in the United States
References
External links Nevada Attorney General official website Nevada Attorney General articles at ABA Journal News and Commentary at FindLaw Nevada Revised Statutes at Law.Justia.com U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Nevada" at FindLaw State Bar of Nevada Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt profile at National Association of Attorneys General Press releases at Nevada Attorney General