List of Attorneys General of Louisiana
The office of Attorney General of Louisiana existed from the colonial period to the present. Under Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the Attorney General is elected statewide for a four-year term and is the chief legal officer of the state. Additionally, "the attorney general shall have authority (1) to institute, prosecute, or intervene in any civil action or proceeding; (2) upon the written request of a district attorney, to advise and assist in the prosecution of any criminal case; and (3) for cause, when authorized by the court which would have original jurisdiction and subject to judicial review, (a) to institute, prosecute, or intervene in any criminal action or proceeding, or (b) to supersede any attorney representing the state in any civil or criminal action.
The attorney general shall exercise other powers and perform other duties authorized by this constitution or by law."[1]
The current Attorney General, James D. "Buddy" Caldwell has been in office since 2008.
Contents
Territory of Orleans (1804–1812)
- John Mahlon Dickens 1804-1807
- James Brown 1807-1809
- Francois Xavier Martin 1809-1810
- Louis Moreau-Lislet 1810-1812
State of Louisiana, 1812 to the present
| # | Name | Political Party | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francois Xavier Martin | Democratic-Republican | 1812-1815 |
| 2 | Etienne Mazureau | Democratic-Republican | 1815-1817 |
| 3 | Louis Moreau-Lislet | Democratic-Republican | 1817-1819 |
| 4 | Thomas B. Robertson | Democratic-Republican | 1819-1821 |
| 5 | Etienne Mazureau | National Republican | 1821-1824 |
| 6 | Isaac Trimble Preston | 1824-1828 | |
| 7 | Alonzo Morphy | 1828-1830 | |
| 8 | George Eustis, Sr. | Whig | 1830-1833 |
| 9 | Etienne Mazureau | Whig | 1833-1841 |
| 10 | Christian Roselius | Whig | 1841-1843 |
| 11 | Isaac Trimble Preston | 1843-1846 | |
| 12 | William Augustus Elmore | 1846-1850 | |
| 13 | Isaac Johnson | Democratic | 1850-1854 |
| 14 | Isaac Edward Morse | Democratic | 1854-1856 |
| 15 | E. Warren Moise | Democratic | 1856-1860 |
Thomas Jenkins Semmes Democratic 1860-1864 Flavillus Sidney Goode Democratic 1864-1865 Andrew S. Herron Democratic 1865 B. L. Lynch (Republican) 1866-1869 Simeon Beldon (Republican) 1869-1873
- Alexander Pope Field (Republican) 1873-1876
- William H. Hunt (Republican) 1876
- Hiram R. Steele (Democrat) 1876-1877
- Horatio Nash Ogden (Democrat) 1877-1880
- James C. Egan (Democrat) 1880-1884
- Milton Joseph Cunningham (Democrat) 1884-1888
- Walter Henry Rogers (Democrat) 1888-1892
- Milton Joseph Cunningham (Democrat) 1892-1900
- Walter Guion (Democrat) 1900-1912
- Ruffin G. Pleasant (Democrat) 1912-1916
- Adolphe V. Coco (Democrat) 1916-1924
- Percy Saint (Democrat) 1924-1932
- Gaston L. Porterlie (Democrat) 1932-1939
- James B. Ellison (Democrat) 1939
- Lessley P. Gardiner (Democrat) 1939-1940
- Eugene Stanley (Democrat) 1940-1944
- Fred S. LeBlanc (Democrat) 1944-1948
- Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr. (Democrat) 1948-1952
- Fred S. LeBlanc (Democrat) 1952-1956
- Jack P.F. Gremillion (Democrat) 1956-1972
- William J. Guste (Democrat) 1972-1992
- Richard Ieyoub (Democrat) 1992-2004
- Charles Foti (Democrat) 2004-2008
- James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (Republican) 2008–Present
Notes and sources
- ↑ Constitution of Louisiana, Article IV, §8.
External links
- Louisiana Attorney General official website
- Louisiana Attorney General articles at Legal Newsline Legal Journal
- Louisiana Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
- News and Commentary at FindLaw
- Louisiana Laws at Law.Justia.com
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Louisiana" at FindLaw
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Louisiana Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell profile at National Association of Attorneys General
- Press releases at Louisiana Attorney General
