What is Florida Attorney General?
{{Infobox official post | post = Attorney General | body = Florida | insignia = Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida official seal (cropped).png | insigniasize = 120px | insigniacaption = Seal of the attorney general of Florida | image = Official portrait of Attorney General James Uthmeier, 2025 (cropped).jpg | incumbent = [[James Uthmeier]] | department = [[Florida Department of Legal Affairs|Department of Legal Affairs]] | style = [[The Honorable]] | incumbentsince = February 17, 2025 | termlength = Four years, renewable once | formation = 1845 | inaugural = [[Joseph Branch (Florida politician)|Joseph Branch]] | website = {{Official}} | seat = [[Tallahassee, Florida]] | appointer = [[Direct election|Popular vote]] | type = [[Attorney General|Chief legal officer]] | constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Florida]] | succession = [[Gubernatorial_lines_of_succession_in_the_United_States#Florida|Second]] | member_of = [[Government of Florida|Florida Executive Branch]] <br> [[Florida Cabinet]] }} The '''attorney general of Florida''' is the [[Florida|state]] [[attorney general]] of the [[State governments of the United States|state government]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. The attorney general is also the chief legal officer and the head of the [[Florida Department of Legal Affairs]]. The state attorney general is elected to a four-year term, and can only be reelected once. The election is held at the same statewide election as the [[List of governors of Florida|governor]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Florida|lieutenant governor]], etc. == Official duties and responsibilities == * As the state's chief legal and law officer, ensures that the laws of the state are enforced. * Heads the [[Florida Department of Legal Affairs|Department of Legal Affairs]], which is responsible for providing state legal services and support for local law enforcement. * Oversees law enforcement agencies, including district attorneys and sheriffs. == List of Florida attorneys general == {| class=wikitable style