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Attorney General of Washington
Incumbent Bob Ferguson since January 16, 2013
Office of the Attorney General
Style	The Honorable
Term length	Four years No limit
Constituting instrument	Washington State Constitution
Formation	1887

The attorney general of Washington is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Washington and head of the Washington State Office of the Attorney General. The attorney general represents clients of the state and defends the public interest in accordance to state law. The office of the attorney general is an executive office elected by the citizens of Washington, and the officeholder serves a four-year term.

Authority

The powers and responsibilities of the Washington attorney general derive from the Washington State Constitution (Const. art. III, § 1) and the Revised Code of Washington (RCW 43.10).

List of attorneys general of Washington

The following is a list of individuals who have served as attorney general of the U.S. state of Washington. The attorney general is fifth (behind the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, and auditor, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Washington.

#	Image	Attorney General	Term of office		Political party
1		James B. Metcalfe	1887	1889	Democratic
2		William C. Jones	1889	1897	Republican
3		Patrick Henry Winston	1897	1901	People's Party
4		Wickliffe Stratton	1901	1905	Republican
5		John Atkinson	1905	1909	Republican
6		Walter Bell	1909	1911	Republican
7		William V. Tanner	1911	1912	Republican
			1912	1919
8		L.L. Thompson	1919	1920	Republican
			1920	1923
9		John Dunbar	1923	1925	Republican
			1925	1933
10		Garrison Hamilton	1933	1940	Democratic
11		Smith Troy	1941	1944	Democratic
			1944	1952
12		Don Eastvold	1953	1956	Republican
13		John J. O'Connell	1957	1969	Democratic
14		Slade Gorton	1969	1981	Republican
15		Ken Eikenberry	1981	1993	Republican
16		Christine Gregoire	1993	2005	Democratic
17		Rob McKenna	2005	2013	Republican
18		Bob Ferguson	2013	present	Democratic
19		Nick Brown	Attorney General-elect takes office January 15, 2025	N/A	Democratic

References

1. "Office Information". Washington State Office of the Attorney General. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
2. "Code Reviser Washington State Constitution". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
3. "Chapter 43.10: Attorney General". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
4. Bowers, Todd; Scott, Drew; Scharber, Maureen (2006). "Historical Highlights: Office of the Washington State Attorney General". Office of the Washington State Attorney General. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
5. Washington State Yearbook: The Evergreen State Government Directory. Olympia, WA: Washington Roll Call. 2017.
6. "Washington State Constitution". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

External links

• Washington Attorney General official website
• Washington Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
• News and Commentary at FindLaw
• Revised Code of Washington at Law.Justia.com
• U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Washington" at FindLaw
• Washington State Bar Association
• Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson profile at National Association of Attorneys General
• Press releases at Washington Attorney General

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