Six Apply For Tennessee Attorney General Position
The Tennessee Supreme Court has received six applications for the state's Attorney General and Reporter position. The applicants are:
Interviews will be held on August 8 and 9 at the Nashville Supreme Court Building. The interviews will be livestreamed to the TNCourts YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/TNCourts/featured The Court will announce further details on the interview process early next week.
Under the state constitution, the Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter is appointed by the state Supreme Court and serves an eight-year term. The term for the new Attorney General will begin September 1, 2022.
As the chief legal officer of the state, the Attorney General and Reporter represents state officers and agencies and manages a staff of approximately 340 employees working in five offices across Tennessee. The Office of the Attorney General represents the State in criminal appeals and defends the State in civil actions in state and federal court. The Office also has the authority to investigate and prosecute civil actions for environmental enforcement, antitrust violations, Medicaid fraud, and consumer fraud.
More information is available at: www.tncourts.gov/attorneygeneral2022
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