James B. Rutledge, III
What this job does: The state's top lawyer. The attorney general represents the state and its agencies in court, gives legal advice to state government, and runs units that protect consumers, enforce civil rights and fight Medicaid and securities fraud. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Lawyer (Rutledge & Aitken LLC, Harford County)
- Lives in
- Baltimore County
Background
- J.D., University of Maryland (1986); B.A., University of Georgia (1983); licensed in Maryland since 1986. source: hoodline.com
- Runs the Harford County law firm Rutledge & Aitken LLC, practicing estate planning and litigation. source: hoodline.com
- Unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Gang prosecutions, tracking online predators, and fewer state lawsuits against the federal government (reporter's summary of Rutledge's voter-guide answers). source: hoodline.com
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