What is Attorney General of New Mexico?
{{Infobox Political post|post=Attorney General of New Mexico|insignia=Seal of New Mexico.svg|insigniasize=150px|insigniacaption=Seal of New Mexico|image=|incumbent=[[Raúl Torrez]]|incumbentsince=January 1, 2023|first=|formation=1912|termlength=Four years, renewable once|succession=|website=[http://www.nmag.gov/ Attorney General of New Mexico]|department=[[New Mexico Department of Justice]]|flag=Flag of New Mexico.svg|flagcaption=Flag of New Mexico|style=The Honorable|constituting_instrument=[[New Mexico Constitution]]|unofficial_names=New Mexico Attorney General|seat={{hlist|[[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]|[[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]}}|appointer=Direct election}} The '''attorney general of New Mexico''' is the state attorney general of the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Mexico]]. The attorney general carries out official duties with prosecuting crimes through the [[New Mexico Department of Justice]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://nmag.gov/|access-date=2024-02-02|website=New Mexico Department of Justice|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Raúl Torrez]] is the 32nd and current attorney general of New Mexico, in office since January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the Attorney General|url=https://nmag.gov/about-us/meet-the-attorney-general/|access-date=2024-02-02|website=New Mexico Department of Justice|language=en-US}}</ref> <!-- == Power and duties == The attorney general served as the state's chief legal officer, legal counsel to state government, consumer advocate for [[public interest]]. The AG represents the state before any courts or agencies when the public interest is requested by the governor and prosecutes and defends all causes in the [[New Mexico Supreme Court]] and [[New Mexico Court of Appeals]]. The AG prosecutes and defends all actions and proceedings involving any state employee. The AG will provide written [[Legal opinion|legal opinions]] to the legislature, any state official, or any district attorney on any subject pending before one of these officials. The AG provides legal assistance to the [[Secretary o