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D.C. Code § 1-301.82: Appointment of the Attorney General.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 1. Government Organization.
- Chapter 3. Specified Governmental Authority.
- Subchapter I. Additional Governmental Powers and Responsibilities.
- Part D-i. Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
(a)
Until such time as an Attorney General is elected under § 1-204.35, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to § 1-523.01.
(b)
The Attorney General shall:
(1)
Serve a 4-year term to coincide with the term for Mayor; and
(2)
Be eligible for reappointment by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, and may serve in a holdover capacity at the expiration of his or her term pursuant to § 1-523.01(c).
(c)
This section shall not apply to the incumbent Attorney General on May 27, 2010.
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