Montana Department of Justice

State law enforcement agency of Montana

Austin Knudsen, Attorney General of Montana

WebsiteMontana Department of Justice official website

The Montana Department of Justice is a state law enforcement agency of Montana. The Department is equivalent to the State Bureau of Investigation in other states.

The Montana Attorney General, currently Republican Austin Knudsen, heads the agency.

Responsibilities

The Attorney General serves as 1 of 5 members of the state Land Board. The Land Board oversees the money generated from 5.2 million acres of land in the state.^[1]

The Montana Attorney General acts as the supervisor for the 56 County Attorneys in the State.

List of attorneys general since statehood

No.	Attorney General	Party	Took office	Left office
1	Henri J. Haskell	Republican	November 8, 1889	January 4, 1897
2	C. B. Nolan		January 4, 1897	January 1, 1901
3	James Donovan		January 1, 1901	January 2, 1905
4	Albert J. Galen		January 2, 1905	January 6, 1913
5	D. M. Kelly		January 6, 1913	May 31, 1915
6	Joseph B. Poindexter	Democratic	May 31, 1915	January 1, 1917
7	Samuel C. Ford	Republican	January 1, 1917	January 3, 1921
8	Wellington D. Rankin	Republican	January 3, 1921	August 30, 1924
9	L. A. Foot		August 30, 1924	January 2, 1933
10	Raymond T. Nagle		January 2, 1933	January 2, 1933
11	Enor K. Matson		November 1, 1936	January 4, 1937
12	Harrison J. Freebourn		January 4, 1937	January 6, 1941
13	John W. Bonner	Democratic	January 6, 1941	May 1, 1942
14	Howard M. Gullickson		May 1, 1942	August 3, 1942
15	R. V. Bottombly		August 3, 1942	January 3, 1949
16	Arnold Olsen	Democratic	January 3, 1949	January 7, 1957
17	Forrest H. Anderson	Democratic	January 7, 1957	January 6, 1969
18	Robert I. Woodahl	Republican	January 6, 1969	January 3, 1977
19	Mike Greely	Democratic	January 3, 1977	January 2, 1989
20	Marc Racicot	Republican	January 2, 1989	January 4, 1993
21	Joseph P. Mazurek	Democratic	January 4, 1993	January 2, 2001
22	Mike McGrath	Democratic	January 2, 2001	January 5, 2009
23	Steve Bullock	Democratic	January 5, 2009	January 7, 2013
24	Timothy Fox	Republican	January 7, 2013	January 4, 2021
25	Austin Knudsen	Republican	January 4, 2021

References

^ Plowman, Pat (October 10, 2011). "Carbon County Republican Women Meeting". Carbon County News.

List of all past Attorneys General of the State of Montana

External links

Montana Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
News and Commentary at FindLaw
Montana Code Annotated at Law.Justia.com
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Montana" at FindLaw
State Bar of Montana
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox profile at National Association of Attorneys General
Press releases at Montana Department of Justice

State agencies of Montana

Boards and Commissions

Board of Crime Control
Board of Regents of Higher Education
Board of Public Education
Public Service Commission

Departments

Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Corrections
Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Department of Justice
Department of Labor and Industry
Department of Livestock
Department of Military Affairs
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Department of Public Health and Human Services
Department of Revenue
Department of Transportation
Office of Higher Education
Office of Public Instruction
Office of the Secretary of State

Law Enforcement

Commissioner of Political Practices
Montana Highway Patrol
State Auditor (Commissioner of Securities and Insurance)

Other

Montana Arts Council
Montana Historical Society
Montana Lottery
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
Montana State Library
Public Employees Retirement Administration
State Fund
Teachers Retirement System

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