Attorney General of New York

Attorney General of New York
Seal of the State of New York
Flag of the State of New York
Incumbent Letitia James since January 1, 2019
New York Department of Law
Style	Madam Attorney General The Honorable
Term length	Four years, no term limit
Constituting instrument	New York Constitution of 1777
Formation	1777
First holder	Egbert Benson
Salary	$210,000 (2019)
Website	ag.ny.gov

The attorney general of New York is the state attorney general of the U.S. state of New York and is the head of the New York Department of Law.^[1] The attorney general is also the highest-paid state attorney general in the country.

Letitia James is the current attorney general of New York, in office since January 2019.

1. ↑ Executive Law § 60. "There shall continue to be in the state government a department of law. The head of the department of law shall be the attorney-general."