The Tennessee Attorney General (officially, Attorney General and Reporter) is a position within the Tennessee state government. The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer and lawyer for Tennessee. Unlike any other state, the Tennessee Attorney General is an officer of the judicial branch, being appointed by the justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court, rather than the Governor, or being elected by popular vote or vote of the legislature, for a term of eight years. The current office holder is Herbert Slatery, who was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court for an eight-year term in 2014 to fill that position. His service officially began with his swearing in by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, a close personal friend whom he had previously served as legal counsel, on October 1, 2014.
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- Tennessee Attorney General official website
- Tennessee Attorney General articles at Legal Newsline Legal Journal
- Tennessee Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
- News and Commentary at FindLaw
- Tennessee Code at Law.Justia.com
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Tennessee" at FindLaw
- Tennessee Bar Association
- General Herbert H. Slatery, III profile at National Association of Attorneys General
- Press releases at Tennessee Attorney General
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