The Attorney General of the State of Colorado is the
chief legal officer
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In a company, the person holding the position typically reports directly to the CEO, and their ...
for the U.S. state of
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
and the head of the Colorado Department of Law, a principal department of the
Colorado state government. It is an elected position with a four-year term, and follows the same schedule as election of the governor. The incumbent Colorado Attorney General is
Democrat
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Phil Weiser, who was elected in November 2018 to a four-year term that began on January 8, 2019.
The Department of Law has seven sections:
Appellate
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,
Natural Resources and Environmental,
Consumer Protection, State Services,
Civil Litigation
Civil law is a major branch of the law.Glanville Williams. '' Learning the Law''. Eleventh Edition. Stevens. 1982. p. 2. In common law legal systems such as England and Wales and the United States, the term refers to non-criminal law. The law ...
and
Employment Law
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,
Criminal Justice
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, Revenue & Utilities, and
Business & Licensing.
Office Duties and Responsibilities, Colorado Attorney General's Office
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List of Colorado Attorneys General
References
External links
Colorado Attorney General
official website
Colorado Attorney General
articles at ''Legal Newsline Legal Journal''
at FindLaw
* ttps://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/ Colorado Revised Statutesat Law.Justia.com
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Colorado"
at FindLaw
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman profile
at National Association of Attorneys General
Press releases by year
at Colorado Attorney General's office
{{Colorado statewide elected officials
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1861 establishments in Colorado Territory