Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-124
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Sec. 3-124. Election; qualifications; salary; bond. Office of Attorney General full time.
Official statutory text
(b) The office of the Attorney General shall be at the Capitol. On and after January 4, 2023, the Attorney General shall receive an annual salary equal to the annual salary of a judge of the Superior Court under subsection (a) of section 51-47 , provided thereafter, no increase in the annual salary of the Attorney General shall take effect until the first Wednesday following the first Monday of the January succeeding the next election of the Attorney General following any increase in the annual salary of a judge of the Superior Court under section 51-47 . The Attorney General shall devote full time to the duties of the office and shall give bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars.
See Sec. 4-14 re transportation allowance.
See Sec. 9-1 for definition of “elector”.
See Sec. 9-213 re procedure for filling vacancy in office of Attorney General.
“Attorney at law of at least ten years' active practice at the bar of the state” means that the attorney must have regularly engaged in the practice of law as a primary means of earning a livelihood for at least ten years, have some experience litigating cases in court, and that he or she represented clients; in carrying out Secretary of the State's duties under Sec. 9-4, Secretary was executing public policies of the state but was not engaged in the active practice of law; although section sets stricter qualifications for Attorney General than those listed in the Connecticut Constitution, section is not unconstitutional. 298 C. 748.
See Sec. 4-14 re transportation allowance.
See Sec. 9-1 for definition of “elector”.
See Sec. 9-213 re procedure for filling vacancy in office of Attorney General.
“Attorney at law of at least ten years' active practice at the bar of the state” means that the attorney must have regularly engaged in the practice of law as a primary means of earning a livelihood for at least ten years, have some experience litigating cases in court, and that he or she represented clients; in carrying out Secretary of the State's duties under Sec. 9-4, Secretary was executing public policies of the state but was not engaged in the active practice of law; although section sets stricter qualifications for Attorney General than those listed in the Connecticut Constitution, section is not unconstitutional. 298 C. 748.
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