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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.	Image	Attorney General	Party	Took office	Left office
1		Henri J. Haskell	Republican	November 8, 1889	January 4, 1897
2		C. B. Nolan		January 4, 1897	January 1, 1901
3		James Donovan		January 1, 1901	January 2, 1905
4		Albert J. Galen		January 2, 1905	January 6, 1913
5		D. M. Kelly		January 6, 1913	May 31, 1915
6		Joseph B. Poindexter	Democratic	May 31, 1915	January 1, 1917
7		Samuel C. Ford	Republican	January 1, 1917	January 3, 1921
8		Wellington D. Rankin	Republican	January 3, 1921	August 30, 1924
9		L. A. Foot		August 30, 1924	January 2, 1933
10		Raymond T. Nagle		January 2, 1933	January 2, 1933
11		Enor K. Matson		November 1, 1936	January 4, 1937
12		Harrison J. Freebourn		January 4, 1937	January 6, 1941
13		John W. Bonner	Democratic	January 6, 1941	May 1, 1942
14		Howard M. Gullickson		May 1, 1942	August 3, 1942
15		R. V. Bottombly		August 3, 1942	January 3, 1949
16		Arnold Olsen	Democratic	January 3, 1949	January 7, 1957
17		Forrest H. Anderson	Democratic	January 7, 1957	January 6, 1969
18		Robert I. Woodahl	Republican	January 6, 1969	January 3, 1977
19		Mike Greely	Democratic	January 3, 1977	January 2, 1989
20		Marc Racicot	Republican	January 2, 1989	January 4, 1993
21		Joseph P. Mazurek	Democratic	January 4, 1993	January 2, 2001
22		Mike McGrath	Democratic	January 2, 2001	January 5, 2009
23		Steve Bullock	Democratic	January 5, 2009	January 7, 2013
24		Timothy Fox	Republican	January 7, 2013	January 4, 2021
25		Austin Knudsen	Republican	January 4, 2021

References

1. Plowman, Pat (October 10, 2011). "Carbon County Republican Women Meeting". Carbon County News.
2. "Montana History Compass [licensed for non-commercial use only] / Facts: Elected Officials".

• 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

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Boards and Commissions	Board of Crime Control Board of Regents of Higher Education Board of Public Education Public Service Commission
Departments	Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Corrections Department of Environmental Quality Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department of Justice Department of Labor and Industry Department of Livestock Department of Military Affairs Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Department of Public Health and Human Services Department of Revenue Department of Transportation Office of Higher Education Office of Public Instruction Office of the Secretary of State
Law Enforcement	Commissioner of Political Practices Montana Highway Patrol State Auditor (Commissioner of Securities and Insurance)
Other	Montana Arts Council Montana Historical Society Montana Lottery Montana School for the Deaf and Blind Montana State Library Public Employees Retirement Administration State Fund Teachers Retirement System

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