Maryland Attorney General

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The Maryland Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland in the United States and is elected by the people every four years with no term limits. To run for the office a person must be a citizen of and qualified voter in Maryland and must have resided and practiced law in the state for at least ten years.

The attorney general has general charge, supervision and direction of the legal business of the state. He or she is the legal advisor and representative of the governor, the General Assembly, the Judiciary, and the major departments, various boards, commissions, officials and institutions of state government. The office further represents the state in all cases pending in the Appellate Courts of the state, and in the United States Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts.

The current officeholder is Doug Gansler.

Contact information

Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone:410-576-6300
Toll Free:1-888-743-0023
TDD:410-576-6372

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Portions of this article were adapted from Wikipedia.

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