Attorney General

Member of Cabinet: 1868 - present

The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the State of Florida. The office was originally created in the 1838 state constitution. From 1845 to 1868, it was elected by the Legislature; afterwards, it became a popularly elected office. In 1868, it also became a part of the Cabinet. Today, the Attorney General heads the Department of Legal Affairs, which was created in 1969 and performs the powers, duties and functions of the office of the Attorney General.  The Attorney General renders legal opinions at the request of state government agencies and appears on behalf of the state in all suits in the District Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court in which the state has an interest. The department provides all legal services required by any department unless otherwise provided by law.  It defends the state on appeals from criminal convictions through state and federal courts. The department provides assistance to local law enforcement agencies in major felony cases and maintains regional offices throughout the state to aid in these services.

• Joseph Branch (July 26, 1845 - July 14, 1846)
• Augustus E. Maxwell (July 14, 1846 - April 11, 1848)
• James T. Archer (April 11, 1848 - October 14, 1848)
• David P. Hogue (October 14, 1848 - April 19, 1853)
• Mariano D. Papy (April 19, 1853 - March 2, 1861)
• John B. Galbraith (March 2, 1861 - 1868)
• James D. Westcott, Jr. (1868)
• A. R. Meek (1868 - 1870)
• Sherman Conant (1870 - 1871)
• J. B. C. Drew (1871 - 1872)
• Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (1872)
• J. P. C. Emmons (1872 - January 16, 1873)
• William A. Cocke (January 16, 1873 - January 3, 1877)
• George P. Raney (January 3, 1877 - January 20, 1885)
• Charles M. Cooper (January 20, 1885 - January 8, 1889)
• William B. Lamar (January 8, 1889 - February 28, 1903)
• James B. Whitfield (February 28, 1903 - February 15, 1904)
• William H. Ellis (February 15, 1904 - January 5, 1909)
• Park Trammell (January 5, 1909 - January 7, 1913)
• Thomas F. West (January 7, 1913 - September 1, 1917)
• Van Cicero Swearingen (September 1, 1917 - January 4, 1921)
• Rivers Buford (January 4, 1921 - December 4, 1925)
• J. B. Johnson (December 4, 1925 - June 4, 1927)
• Fred H. Davis (June 4, 1927 - March 9, 1931)
• Cary D. Landis (March 9, 1931 - May 16, 1938)
• George Couper Gibbs (May 16, 1938 - January 7, 1941)
• J. Tom Watson (January 7, 1941 - January 4, 1949)
• Richard W. Ervin (January 4, 1949 - January 17, 1964)
• James W. Kynes (January 17, 1964 - January 5, 1965)
• Earl Faircloth (January 5, 1965 - January 5, 1971)
• Robert L. Shevin (January 5, 1971 - January 2, 1979)
• Jim Smith (January 2, 1979 - January 6, 1987)
• Robert Butterworth (January 6, 1987 - 2002)
• Richard E. Doran (2002-2003)
• Charlie Crist (2003-2006)
• Bill McCollum (2006 - )

 Joseph Branch (July 26, 1845 - July 14, 1846)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Joseph Branch.
  • Search Joseph Branch, Attorney General in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

No records at the archives

 

 Augustus E. Maxwell (July 14, 1846 - April 11, 1848)

[1820-1903]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Augustus E. Maxwell.
  • Search Maxwell, A. E. (Augustus Emmett), 1820-1903 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

No records as Attorney General

Records as Secretary of State:

• RG 151 Office of the Secretary of State
  • S 24 Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State letterbooks, 1830-1865, 1889-1905, 1922-1926
  • S 1325 Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917
• RG 900000 Manuscripts
  • M74-46 Portrait of Augustus Emmet Maxwell, 1848

Related Links:

• Augustus E. Maxwell, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Augustus E. Maxwell, Florida Supreme Court Portrait Gallery.

 

 James T. Archer (April 11, 1848 - October 14, 1848)

[1819-1859]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to James T. Archer.
  • Search Archer, James T., 1819-1859 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

No records as Attorney General

Records as Secretary of State:

• RG 151 Office of the Secretary of State
  • S 24 Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State letterbooks, 1830-1865, 1889-1905, 1922-1926
  • S 1325 Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917

Other repositories:

• Family Papers, 1843-1869. Special Collections, Strozier Library, Florida State University.

 

 David P. Hogue (October 14, 1848 - April 19, 1853)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to David P. Hogue.
  • Search Hogue, David P.   in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

No records at the archives

 

 Mariano D. Papy (April 19, 1853 - March 2, 1861)

[ 1824-1875]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Mariano D. Papy.
  • Search Papy, Mariano D., 1824-1875 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 1001 Executive Council
  • S 82 Proceedings, 1862
• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998

Published materials:

• Lindstrom, Triel Ellen. The Cedar Shake House (8LE1947): The African-American Heritage of Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park. M.A. thesis, Florida State University, 2008.

 

 John B. Galbraith (March 2, 1861 - 1868)

[1828-1869]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to John B. Galbraith.
  • Search Galbraith, John B., d. 1869 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 151 Office of the Secretary of State
  • S 1325 Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917
• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998

 

 James D. Westcott, Jr. (1868)

[1802-1880]

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

As Secretary of the Territory

• RG 151 Office of the Secretary of State
  • S 1325 Secretary of the Territory and Secretary of State incoming correspondence, 1831-1917

As Attorney General

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998

Other

• RG 498 State Board of Control
  • S 218 Trustees of the Westcott Estate minutes, 1929-1930

Related Links:

• James D. Westcott, Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Other repositories:

• Papers: An autobiography (1858) in the Charles Lanman collection, Special Collections, Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.

Published materials:

• Marks, Henry S. “Proceedings of the First Florida Congressional Delegation.” Florida Historical Quarterly 44 (January 1966): 205-11
• Westcott, James D. Exposition of the Facts and Law, in the Case of G.G. Westcott, Esq., Postmaster at Philadelphia. Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1859.

 

 A. R. Meek (1868 - 1870)

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909

 Sherman Conant (1870 - 1871)

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909

 

 J. B. C. Drew (1871 - 1872)

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909

 

 Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (1872)

[1839-1916]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
  • Search Galbraith, John B., d. 1869 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909

Published materials:

• Bisbee, Horatio. Bisbee vs. Hull. N.P., 1879.
• ___________________. Contested election case. Washington: R.O. Polkinhorn, printer, [1877].
• ___________________. Jurisdiction of circuit courts. Speech of Hon. Horatio Bisbee, Jr., of Florida, in the House of Representatives, Friday, June 6, 1884. Washington: [Government Printing Office.] 1884.
• ___________________. The Tariff. Speech of Hon. Horatio Bisbee, Jr., of Florida, in the House of Representatives. Washington: [Government Printing Office.] 1884.
• Clampitt, John Wesley. Horatio Bisbee, Jr., vs. Noble A. Hull. Argument of John W. Clampitt, counsel for contestant. Washingon: R. O. Polkinhorn, printer, [1879?].
• Klingman, Peter D. “Inside the Ring: Bisbee-Lee Correspondence, February-April 1880.” Florida Historical Quarterly 57 (October 1978): 187-204.

Related Links:

• Horatio Bisbee, Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 

 

 J. P. C. Emmons (1872 - January 16, 1873)

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909

 

 William A. Cocke (January 16, 1873 - January 3, 1877)

[1822-1877]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to William A. Cocke.
  • Search Cocke, William Archer, 1822-1887 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909

 

 George P. Raney (January 3, 1877 - January 20, 1885)

[1845-1911]

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
  • S 628 Correspondence, 1878-1883, 1898-1913
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158 Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909
• RG 940 Joint Legislative Committees
  • S 654 Testimony of witnesses appearing before the Commission for the Investigation of the Acts and Doings of the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, 1907
• RG 900000 Manuscripts
  • N2004-11 Oven and Raney family papers, 1863-1989 (bulk 1863-1911)
  • N2005-11 Raney family papers, 1885-1971 (bulk 1910-1966)

 Charles M. Cooper (January 20, 1885 - January 8, 1889)

[1856-1923]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Charles M. Cooper.
  • Search Cooper, Charles Merian, 1856-1923 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
  • RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909
• RG 940 Joint Legislative Committees
  • S 654 Testimony of witnesses appearing before the Commission for the In vestigation of the Acts and Doings of the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, 1907

Related Links:

• Charles M. Cooper, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 

 William B. Lamar (January 8, 1889 - February 28, 1903)

[1853-1928]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to William B. Lamar.
  • Search Lamar, William Bailey, 1853-1928 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
  • S 628 Correspondence, 1878-1883, 1898-1913
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158 Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909
• RG 940 Joint Legislative Committees
  • S 654 Testimony of witnesses appearing before the Commission for the I nvestigation of the Acts and Doings of the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, 1907

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

Related Links:

• William B. Lamar, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 

 

 James B. Whitfield (February 28, 1903 - February 15, 1904)

[1860-1948]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to James B. Whitfield.
  • Search Whitfield, James B. (James Bryan), 1860-1948 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

As Attorney General

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
  • S 628 Correspondence, 1878-1883, 1898-1913
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909
• RG 940 Joint Legislative Committees
  • S 654 Testimony of witnesses appearing before the Commission for the Investigation of the Acts and Doings of the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, 1907

As Treasurer

• RG 342 Treasurer's Office
  • S 558 State Treasurer correspondence, 1858-1904
  • S 662 Bond and coupon registers, 1871-1901
  • S 668 Daybooks, 1873-1914
  • S 669 Abstracts of receipts registers, 1877-1939
  • S 670 Receipt and disbursement journals, 1845-1920
  • S 675 Warrants paid registers, 1872-1918

Other

• RG 900000 Manuscripts
  • M74-43 Portrait of Justice James B. Whitfield of the Florida Supreme Court, 1904
  • M81-1 Papers, 1906-1948

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

 

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

Related Links:

• James B. Whitfield, Florida Supreme Court Portrait Gallery.

 

 

 William H. Ellis (February 15, 1904 - January 5, 1909)

[1867-1948]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to William H. Ellis.
  • Search Ellis, William Hall, 1867-1948 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
  • S 628 Correspondence, 1878-1883, 1898-1913
• RG 690 State Board of Pardons
  • S 158 Pardon, commutation, and remission decrees, 1869-1909
• RG 940 Joint Legislative Committees
  • S 654 Testimony of witnesses appearing before the Commission for the Investigation of the Acts and Doings of the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, 1907

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

 

 Park Trammell (January 5, 1909 - January 7, 1913)

[1876-1936]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Park Trammell.
  • Search Trammell, Park, 1876-1936 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

As Attorney General

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 628 Correspondence, 1878-1883, 1898-1913
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
  • S 635 Docket of criminal cases in the Supreme Court, 1911-1935

As Governor

• RG 101 Territorial and State Governors (1820-1929 )
  • S 613 State Governors correspondence, 1909-1925
  • S 676 Index to correspondence, 1909-1914

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.
• Papers, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.
• Kerber, Stephen. “Park Trammell and the Florida Democratic Senatorial Primary of 1916.” Florida Historical Quarterly 58 (January 1980): 255-72.
• ___________________. “Park Trammell of Florida: A Political Biography.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Florida, 1979.

Related Links:

• Park Trammell, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.
• Park Trammell, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 

 

 Thomas F. West (January 7, 1913 - September 1, 1917)

[1874-1931]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Thomas F. West.
  • Search West, Thomas Franklin, 1874-1931 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 635 Docket of criminal cases in the Supreme Court, 1911-1935

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

 

 Van Cicero Swearingen (September 1, 1917 - January 4, 1921)

[1873-1943]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Van Cicero Swearingen.
  • Search Swearingen, Van Cicero, 1873-1943 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
• S 635 Docket of criminal cases in the Supreme Court, 1911-1935

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

 

 Rivers Buford (January 4, 1921 - December 4, 1925)

[1878 - 1959]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Rivers Buford.
  • Search Buford, Rivers Henderson, 1878-1959 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
• S 635 Docket of criminal cases in the Supreme Court, 1911-1935

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

Related Links:

• Rivers Buford, Florida Supreme Court Portrait Gallery.

 

 

 J. B. Johnson (December 4, 1925 - June 4, 1927)

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 635 Docket of criminal cases in the Supreme Court, 1911-1935

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

 

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

 

 Fred H. Davis (June 4, 1927 - March 9, 1931)

[1894-1937]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Fred H. Davis.
  • Search Davis, Fred Henry, 1894-1937 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 540 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • S 1642 Attorney General's opinion correspondence, 1927-1958
• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 635 Docket of criminal cases in the Supreme Court, 1911-1935

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

Related Links:

• Fred H. Davis, Florida Supreme Court Portrait Gallery.

 

 

 Cary D. Landis (March 9, 1931 - May 16, 1938)

[1873-1938]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Cary D. Landis.
  • Search Landis, Cary D., 1873-1938 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 540 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • S 1642 Attorney General's opinion correspondence, 1927-1958
• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 635 Docket of criminal cases in the Supreme Court, 1911-1935

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

 

 George Couper Gibbs (May 16, 1938 - January 7, 1941)

[1879-1946]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to George Couper Gibbs.
  • Search Gibbs, George Couper, 1879-1946 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 540 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • S 1642 Attorney General's opinion correspondence, 1927-1958

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

 

 J. Tom Watson (January 7, 1941 - January 4, 1949)

[1885- 1954]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to J. Tom Watson.
  • Search Watson, J. Tom (John Thomas), 1885-1954 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 200 Dept. of Agriculture
  • S 532 Washington Representative W. D. Outman administrative files, 1942-1950
• RG 540 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • S 1642 Attorney General's opinion correspondence, 1927-1958
• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

 

 Richard W. Ervin (January 4, 1949 - January 17, 1964)

[1905-2004]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Richard W. Ervin.
  • Search Ervin, Richard W., 1905-2004 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 154 Division of Archives, History, and Records Management
  • S 1090 Public Records Screening Board Minutes, 1957-1968
• RG 540 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • S 1642 Attorney General's opinion correspondence, 1927-1958

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.
• Papers, 1929-1981. Special Collections, Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. A consolidated index to opinions issued and published in the Biennial reports of the Attorney General of Florida from 1895-1960 and a citator to sections of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes cited. Tallahassee, 1962.

Related Links:

• Richard W. Ervin, Florida Supreme Court Portrait Gallery.

 

 James W. Kynes (January 17, 1964 - January 5, 1965)

[1928 - 1988]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to James W. Kynes.
  • Search Kynes, James W., 1928-1988 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 154 Division of Archives, History, and Records Management
  • S 1090 Public Records Screening Board Minutes, 1957-1968

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

 

 Earl Faircloth (January 5, 1965 - January 5, 1971)

[1920-1995]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Earl Faircloth.
  • Search Faircloth, Earl, 1920-1995 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 154 Division of Archives, History, and Records Management
  • S 1090 Public Records Screening Board Minutes, 1957-1968

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Dept. of Legal Affairs. Recommendations and report of Attorney General to the Governor of the State of Florida and the Legislature. Tallahassee, 1970.
• Florida. Legislative Auditor. Report on audit of the accounts of the Attorney General as of June 30, 1967. Tallahassee, 1968.

 

 Robert L. Shevin (January 5, 1971 - January 2, 1979)

[1934-2005]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Robert L. Shevin.
  • Search Shevin, Robert L., 1934- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 1036 Help Stop Crime Program Records, 1974-1979
  • S 1190 Florida Drug Abuse Prevention and Education Trust Records, 1976-1979

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. Report and recommendations of Attorney General Robert L. Shevin to the 1978 Constitution Revision Commission. Tallahassee, 1977.

 

 Jim Smith (January 2, 1979 - January 6, 1987)

[1940- ]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Jim Smith.
  • Search Smith, Jim, 1940- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

As Attorney General

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 1366 Sunshine Skyway Bridge litigation files, 1980-1988
  • S 1368 Ethylene dibromide litigation files, 1983-1987
  • S 1390 Attorney General Jim Smith correspondence, 1985

As Secretary of State

• RG 100 Office of the Governor
  • S 184 Cabinet meeting official records, 1966-2005
  • RG 150 Dept of State
  • S 185 Secretary of State cabinet files, 1966-1988
  • S 1243 Secretary of State Jim Smith correspondence, 1987-1994
  • S 1343 Secretary of State Jim Smith trip files, 1987-1989
  • S 1394 Cabinet meeting audio recordings, 1966-2002
  • S 1511 Secretary of State Jim Smith daily itineraries, 1987-1994
  • S 1512 Secretary of State Jim Smith invitation acceptance files, 1990-1994
• RG 161 Division of Library and Information Services
  • S 1880 Secretary of State's Office correspondence, 1975-2002

Other

• RG 900000 Manuscripts
  • N2003-2 Reporters Lee Mainella and Bill Burke's master story video tapes, 1982-1991

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1895-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

 

 Robert Butterworth (January 6, 1987 - 2002)

[1942- ]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Robert Butterworth.
  • Search Butterworth, Bob, 1942- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 650 Department of Legal Affairs
  • S 632 Opinions, 1859-1913, 1941-1948, 1992-1998
  • S 1366 Sunshine Skyway Bridge litigation files, 1980-1988

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1895-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

 

 Richard E. Doran (2002-2003)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Richard E. Doran.
  • Search Doran, Richard in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1895-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

 

 Charlie Crist (2003-2006)

[1956 -]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Charlie Crist.
  • Search Crist, Charlie, Jr., 1956- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

No records as Attorney General

As Governor

• RG 109 Governor (2007 - : Crist)
  • S 2068 Restoration of felons' civil rights speaking points, 2007
  • S 2133 Sunshine Week contest essays, 2008

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1895-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. Attorney General’s News Briefs, 2003-2008.

 

 Bill McCollum (2006 - )

[1944- ]

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Bill McCollum.
  • Search McCollum, Bill, 1944- in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

No records as Attorney General

Other repositories:

• Annual report of the Attorney General, State of Florida, 1893-2006. State Library of Florida, Tallahassee.

Published materials:

• Florida. Attorney General. Attorney General’s News Briefs, 2003-2008.

Related Links:

• Bill McCollum, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.