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The Florida attorney general is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state, and is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs. The office is one of Florida's three elected state cabinet posts, along with the chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday picked state Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed Senator Marco Rubio when he leaves his office to become the next U.S ...
Monique Haughton Worrell is a prosecutor and Democratic politician who has served as the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida since January 2021. On August 9, 2023 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Worrell from her office and appointed circuit judge Andrew Bain as acting state attorney for the remaining duration of her term. [1]
The United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of January 9, 2023, the United States attorney is Markenzy Lapointe. The United States Attorney's office has a staff of approximately 233 assistant United States attorneys and 227 support personnel.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state Attorney General Ashley Moody will be taking Marco Rubio’s place as the Sunshine State’s junior senator.
Bondi was a prosecutor and spokeswoman in Hillsborough County, Florida, where she was an assistant state attorney. [5] Bondi prosecuted former Major League Baseball player Dwight Gooden in 2006 for violating the terms of his probation and for substance abuse. [6] [7] In 2007, Bondi also prosecuted the defendants in Martin Anderson's death. [8]
Aramis Ayala (born February 2, 1975) [1] is an American politician and prosecutor who was the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. She was elected in November 2016, and served as the chief prosecutor from 2017 to 2021. [2] [3] In May 2019, Ayala stated that she would not seek re-election as state attorney. [4]
On September 15, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Lapointe to be the United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida. [3] [4] On December 1, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote. [5] On December 6, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote. [6]