{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-12503","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 12503","heading":"","body":"No person shall be eligible to the office of Attorney General unless that person has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding that person’s election or appointment to this office.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS [12001. - 12790.]","CHAPTER 6. Attorney General [12500. - 12661.]","ARTICLE 1. General [12500. - 12504.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a6be11919342b4ca640c06b0275bf82cad38b56e6408dfbfe192041ef2afeec7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-12502","next":"us-ca/gov-12504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}