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Cobb. In 1915, the legislature created the Office of the Attorney General, to become effective after the general election in 1916. The following individuals served the Territory and the State of Alaska as Attorney General:</p> <table> <thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Dates of Service</th></tr></thead><tbody> <tr><td>George B. Grigsby</td><td>1916-1919</td></tr> <tr><td>Jeremiah C. Murphy</td><td>1919-1920</td></tr> <tr><td>John Rustgard</td><td>1920-1933</td></tr> <tr><td>James S. Truitt</td><td>1933-1941</td></tr> <tr><td>Henry Roden</td><td>1941-1945</td></tr> <tr><td>Ralph J. Rivers</td><td>1945-1949</td></tr> <tr><td>J. Gerald Williams</td><td>1949-1959</td></tr> <tr><td>John L. Rader</td><td>1959-1960</td></tr> <tr><td>Ralph E. Moody</td><td>1960-1962</td></tr> <tr><td>George N. Hayes</td><td>1962-1964</td></tr> <tr><td>Warren C. Colver</td><td>1964-1966</td></tr> <tr><td>D.A. Burr</td><td>1966-1967</td></tr> <tr><td>Edgar Paul Boyko</td><td>1967-1968</td></tr> <tr><td>G. Kent Edwards</td><td>1968-1970</td></tr> <tr><td>John E. Havelock</td><td>1970-1973</td></tr> <tr><td>Norman C. Gorsuch</td><td>1973-1974</td></tr> <tr><td>Avrum M. Gross</td><td>1974-1980</td></tr> <tr><td>Wilson L. Condon</td><td>1980-1982</td></tr> <tr><td>Norman C. Gorsuch</td><td>1982-1985</td></tr> <tr><td>Harold M. Brown</td><td>1985-1986</td></tr> <tr><td>Grace Berg Schaible</td><td>1987-1989</td></tr> <tr><td>Douglas B. Baily</td><td>1989-1990</td></tr> <tr><td>Charles E. Cole</td><td>1991-1994</td></tr> <tr><td>Bruce M. Botelho</td><td>1994-2002</td></tr> <tr><td>Gregg D. Renkes</td><td>2002-2005</td></tr> <tr><td>David W. Márquez</td><td>2005-2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Talis J. Colberg</td><td>2006-2009</td></tr> <tr><td>Daniel S. Sullivan</td><td>2009-2010</td></tr> <tr><td>John J. Burns</td><td>2010-2012</td></tr> <tr><td>Michael C. Geraghty</td><td>2012-2014</td></tr> <tr><td>Craig W. Richards</td><td>2014-2016</td></tr> <tr><td>Jahna Lindemuth</td><td>2016-2018</td></tr> <tr><td>Kevin G. Clarkson</td><td>2018-2020</td></tr> <tr><td>Treg Taylor</td><td>2021-present</td></tr> </tbody> </table> </article> </div> </main> </div> </div>  <div id="footer-disclaimer"> <aside class="wrap"> <p class="center">The Attorney General and Department of Law staff may not provide legal advice to private citizens or organizations. 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