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{{Short description|Chief legal officer for the U.S. state of Nevada}}
{{Infobox official post
|post            = Attorney General
|body            = Nevada
|insignia        = 
|insigniasize    = 120px
|insigniacaption = Seal of the Attorney General
|imagesize       = 
|image           = Aaron D. Ford.jpg
|incumbent       = [[Aaron Ford (Nevada politician)|Aaron Ford]]
|incumbentsince  = January 7, 2019
|style           = The Honorable
|termlength      = Four years, two term limit
|formation       = [[Constitution of Nevada]]
|inaugural       = George A. Nourse<br>1864
|website         = [http://ag.state.nv.us/ Office of the Attorney General]
}}

The '''Nevada Attorney General''' is the chief legal officer for the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nevada]]. The functions of the office are set forth in [[Nevada Revised Statutes]], Chapter 228. The Attorney General represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of Nevada and the United States. The Attorney General also serves as legal counsel to state officers and, with few exceptions, to state agencies, boards and commissions.

The Attorney General may also work with or help district attorneys, local law enforcement, and federal and international criminal justice agencies in the administration of justice. In addition, the Attorney General establishes and operates projects and programs to protect Nevadans from fraud or illegal activities that target consumers or threaten public safety, and enforces laws that safeguard the environment and natural resources.
Under the state Constitution, the Attorney General is elected to a four-year term. To meet its statutory obligations the office is divided into the following:

*[http://ag.state.nv.us/org/bcp/bcp.htm Bureau of Consumer Protection]
*[http://ag.state.nv.us/org/bcj/bcj.htm Bureau of Criminal Justice]
*[http://ag.state.nv.us/org/bga/bga.htm Bureau of Governmental Affairs]
*[http://ag.state.nv.us/org/bpa/bpa.htm Bureau of Public Affairs]

The current Nevada Attorney General is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Aaron Ford (Nevada politician)|Aaron Ford]].

==Officeholders==
{| class=wikitable style="float:right;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;"
|+ Attorneys General by party affiliation
! colspan=2 | Party
! Attorneys General
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| colspan=2 | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|align=right| 19
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| colspan=2 | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align=right | 11
|- {{party shading/Silver}}
| colspan=2 | [[Silver Party (United States)|Silver]]
| align=right | 4
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! #
! Image
! Name
! Term of service
! Political party
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|1
|
|[[George A. Nourse]]
|1864–1867
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|2
|
|[[Robert M. Clark]]
|1867–1871
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|3
|
|[[Luther A. Buckner]]
|1871–1875
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|4
|
|[[John R. Kittrell]]
|1875–1879
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|5
|
|[[Michael A. Murphy]]
|1879–1883
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|6
|
|[[William H. Davenport]]
|1883–1887
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|7
|
|[[John F. Alexander]]
|1887–1891
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|8
|
|[[James D. Torreyson]]
|1891–1895
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Silver}}
|9
|
|[[Robert M. Beatty]]
|1895–1896
|Silver
|-{{Party shading/Silver}}
|10
|[[File:James R Judge.jpg|60px]]
|[[James R. Judge]]
|1896–1899
|Silver
|-{{Party shading/Silver}}
|11
|
|[[William D. Jones (Nevada)|William D. Jones]]
|1899–1901
|Silver
|-{{Party shading/Silver}}
|12
|[[File:WWoodburn.jpg|60px]]
|[[William Woodburn]]
|1901–1903
|Silver
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|13
|
|[[James G. Sweeney]]
|1903–1907
|Democratic{{efn|name=fn1|Officially listed as a Democrat, but was elected as a [[Fusion Party#Fusion Party in Nevada|Silver-Democrat]].}}
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|14
|
|[[Richard C. Stoddard]]
|1907–1911
|Democratic{{efn|name=fn1}}
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|15
|
|[[Cleveland H. Baker]]
|1911–1912
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|16
|
|[[George B. Thatcher]]
|1912–1919
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|17
|
|[[Leonard B. Fowler]]
|1919–1923
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|18
|
|[[Michael A. Diskin]]
|1923–1931
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|19
|
|[[Gray Mashburn]]
|1931–1943
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|20
|[[File:Alan Harvey Bible.jpg|60px]]
|[[Alan Bible]]
|1943–1951
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|21
|
|[[William T. Mathews]]
|1951–1955
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|22
|
|[[Harvey Dickerson]]
|1955–1959
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|23
|[[File:Roger D. Foley.png|60px]]
|[[Roger D. Foley]]
|1959–1962
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|24
|
|[[Charles E. Springer]]
|1962–1963
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|25
|
|[[Harvey Dickerson]]
|1963–1971
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|26
|[[File:Robert List (NV) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Robert List]]
|1971–1979
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|27
|[[File:Richard Bryan.jpg|60px]]
|[[Richard Bryan]]
|1979–1983
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|28
|
|[[Brian McKay]]
|1983–1991
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|29
|
|[[Frankie Sue Del Papa]]
|1991–2003
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|30
|[[File:Brian Sandoval 2010 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Brian Sandoval]]
|2003–2005
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|31
|
|[[George Chanos]]
|2005–2007
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|32
|[[File:Catherine Cortez Masto (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Catherine Cortez Masto]]
|2007–2015
|Democratic
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|33
|[[File:Adam Laxalt by Gage Skidmore (cropped)2.jpg|60px]]
|[[Adam Laxalt]]
|2015–2019
|Republican
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|34
|[[File:Aaron D. Ford.jpg|60px]]
|[[Aaron Ford (Nevada politician)|Aaron Ford]]
|2019–present
|Democratic
|}
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== See also ==
*[[Attorney general]]

== External links ==
* [http://ag.nv.gov/ Nevada Attorney General] official website
* [http://www.abajournal.com/search/results/search&keywords=Nevada+Attorney+General/ Nevada Attorney General] articles at ''ABA Journal''
* [http://public.findlaw.com/LCsearch.html?restrict=consumer&entry=%22Nevada+Attorney+General%22 News and Commentary] at [[FindLaw]]
* [http://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/ Nevada Revised Statutes] at Law.Justia.com
* [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&navby=title&v1=State+of+Nevada U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Nevada"] at [[FindLaw]]
* [http://www.statebarofnevada.net/ State Bar of Nevada]
* [http://www.naag.org/naag/attorneys-general/whos-my-ag/nevada/adam-paul-laxalt.php Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt profile] at [[National Association of Attorneys General]]
* [http://ag.nv.gov/News/Press_Releases/ Press releases] at Nevada Attorney General

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