Attorney General of Sanctaria

Attorney General of Sanctaria
Sanctarian Coat of Arms
Incumbent Doreen Hegarty since 14 December 2022
Nominator	Chancellor
Appointer	President of Sanctaria on the advice of the Chancellor, and the consent of the Senate
Term length	At the Chancellor's Pleasure No fixed term
Formation	19 November 1974
First holder	Robert Hogan
Website	ag.gov.sct

The Attorney General is a constitutional officer who is the official adviser to the Government of Sanctaria in matters of law. They are in effect the chief law officer in Sanctaria. The Attorney General is not a member of the Government but does participate in cabinet meetings when invited and attends government meetings. The current Attorney General is Doreen Hegarty.

Overview

The office and functions of the Attorney General are outlined in the Constitution of Sanctaria.

The Attorney General advises the Government on the constitutionality of bills and treaties, and presents the Government's case if the President refers any bill to the Supreme Court before signing it.

The Attorney General has no prosecution duties. Instead, the Sanctarian Public Prosecutions Service has responsibility for all other criminal prosecutions in the state.

List of office holders

Attorneys General of Sanctaria
No.	Name	Term of office		Government
1	Robert Hogan	19 November 1974	03 November 1981	1st
2	Alastair Petty	06 December 1981	17 October 1986	2nd
		29 November 1986	31 January 1990	3rd
3	Nigel Beckett	31 January 1990	06 November 1993
4	Mark Blumenthal	12 December 1993	08 November 2000	4th
5	Gareth Kirkbride	01 December 2000	04 November 2007	5th
6	Tara Gregory	13 December 2007	05 February 2013	6th
7	Maurice Daley	01 March 2013	12 January 2018	7th
8	William Wilson	31 January 2018	23 November 2022	8th
9	Doreen Hegarty	14 December 2022	Incumbent	9th