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.
The Montana Attorney General, currently Republican Austin Knudsen, heads the agency.
Responsibilities The 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.
The Montana Attorney General acts as the supervisor for the 56 County Attorneys in the State.
Territorial attorneys general 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)
List of attorneys general since statehood No.ImageAttorney GeneralPartyTook officeLeft office1Henri J. HaskellRepublicanNovember 8, 1889January 4, 18972C. B. NolanJanuary 4, 1897January 1, 19013James DonovanJanuary 1, 1901January 2, 19054Albert J. GalenJanuary 2, 1905January 6, 19135D. M. KellyJanuary 6, 1913May 31, 19156Joseph B. PoindexterDemocraticMay 31, 1915January 1, 19177Samuel C. FordRepublicanJanuary 1, 1917January 3, 19218Wellington D. RankinRepublicanJanuary 3, 1921August 30, 19249L. A. FootAugust 30, 1924January 2, 193310Raymond T. NagleJanuary 2, 1933January 2, 193311Enor K. MatsonNovember 1, 1936January 4, 193712Harrison J. FreebournJanuary 4, 1937January 6, 194113John W. BonnerDemocraticJanuary 6, 1941May 1, 194214Howard M. GullicksonMay 1, 1942August 3, 194215R. V. BottomlyAugust 3, 1942January 3, 194916Arnold OlsenDemocraticJanuary 3, 1949January 7, 195717Forrest H. AndersonDemocraticJanuary 7, 1957January 6, 196918Robert I. WoodahlRepublicanJanuary 6, 1969January 3, 197719Mike GreelyDemocraticJanuary 3, 1977January 2, 198920Marc RacicotRepublicanJanuary 2, 1989January 4, 199321Joseph P. MazurekDemocraticJanuary 4, 1993January 2, 200122Mike McGrathDemocraticJanuary 2, 2001January 5, 200923Steve BullockDemocraticJanuary 5, 2009January 7, 201324Timothy FoxRepublicanJanuary 7, 2013January 4, 202125Austin KnudsenRepublicanJanuary 4, 2021
References
List of all past Attorneys General of the State of Montana
External links 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