The Indiana Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the
State
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of
Indiana
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in the
United States
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. Attorneys General are chosen by a statewide general election to serve for a four-year term. The forty-fourth and Attorney General is
Todd Rokita
Theodore Edward Rokita (born February 9, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 44th and current Attorney General of Indiana. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from from 2011 to 2019. A memb ...
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The annual salary of the Attorney General of Indiana is $97,201.78.
List of Indiana Attorneys General
Territorial
State
Under the 1816
Constitution of Indiana
The Constitution of Indiana is the highest body of state law in the U.S. state of Indiana. It establishes the structure and function of the state and is based on the principles of federalism and Jacksonian democracy. Indiana's constitution is su ...
the office of Attorney General was filled by appointment. After the adoption of the 1851 constitution, the office was filled by popular election.
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[See http://www.in.gov/library/3239.htm, a list of historic Attorneys General compiled by staff of the Indiana State Library.]
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External links
Indiana Attorney Generalofficial website
National Association of Attorneys General - Curtis T. Hill
{{U.S. State Attorneys General
1816 establishments in Indiana