Tennessee is looking for its next attorney general

The Tennessee Supreme Court suggests it will quickly start off accepting apps for the state’s open legal professional typical posture.

Previously this yr, current Legal professional Normal Herbert Slatery announced he would not look for yet another eight-12 months phrase as the state’s top authorized counsel. He was the to start with Republican to keep the office considering the fact that Reconstruction.

Tennessee is the only condition in the U.S. exactly where the state’s Supreme Court appoints the lawyer general. The court’s justices chosen Slatery in 2014 just after he earlier served as previous Republican Gov. Invoice Haslam’s main legal counsel.

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The time period for the new lawyer general will commence Sept. 1.

“The legal professional general and reporter operates extensively with all a few branches of Tennessee federal government and presents government leadership and lawful tactic and counsel to policymakers throughout the state as effectively as serving as chief legal officer,” Chief Justice Roger A. Webpage said in a statement. “The court docket appears forward to an open up and strong system in the variety of the future legal professional standard.”

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The court will get started accepting programs on Friday until finally midday July 29. A general public hearing will then be held to job interview the candidates on Aug. 8 and 9.