Montana Department of Justice
The Montana Department of Justice is a state law enforcement agency of Montana. The Department is equivalent to the State Bureau of Investigation in other states.
The Montana Attorney General heads the agency.
Responsibilities
The Attorney General serves as 1 of 5 members of the state Land Board. The Land Board oversees the money generated from 5.2 million acres of land in the state.The Montana Attorney General acts as the supervisor for the 56 County Attorneys in the State.
Republican Tim Fox is the current Attorney General.
List of Attorneys General since statehood
| Term | - |
| Henri J. Haskell | November 8, 1889 to January 4, 1897 |
| C B. Nolan | January 4, 1897 to January 7, 1901 |
| James Donovan | January 1, 1901 to January 2, 1905 |
| Albert J. Galen | January 2, 1905 to January 6, 1913 |
| D.M. Kelly | January 6, 1913 to May 31, 1915 |
| J.B. Poindexter | May 31, 1915 to January 1, 1917 |
| S.C. Ford | January 1, 1917 to January 3, 1921 |
| Wellington D. Rankin | January 3, 1921 to August 30, 1924 |
| L.A. Foot | August 30, 1924 to January 2, 1933 |
| Raymond T. Nagle | January 2, 1933 to November 1, 1936 |
| Enor K. Matson | November 1, 1936 to January 4, 1937 |
| Harrison K. Freebourn | January 4, 1937 to January 6, 1941 |
| John W. Bonner | January 6, 1941 to May 1, 1942 |
| Howard M. Gullickson | May 1, 1942 to August 3, 1949 |
| No. | Attorney General | Party | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Henri J. Haskell | Republican | November 8, 1889 | January 4, 1897 |
| 2 | C. B. Nolan | January 4, 1897 | January 1, 1901 | |
| 3 | James Donovan | January 1, 1901 | January 2, 1905 | |
| 4 | Albert J. Galen | January 2, 1905 | January 6, 1913 | |
| 5 | D. M. Kelly | January 6, 1913 | May 31, 1915 | |
| 6 | Joseph B. Poindexter | Democratic | May 31, 1915 | January 1, 1917 |
| 7 | Samuel C. Ford | Republican | January 1, 1917 | January 3, 1921 |
| 8 | Wellington D. Rankin | Republican | January 3, 1921 | August 30, 1924 |
| 9 | L. A. Foot | August 30, 1924 | January 2, 1933 | |
| 10 | Raymond T. Nagle | January 2, 1933 | January 2, 1933 | |
| 11 | Enor K. Matson | November 1, 1936 | January 4, 1937 | |
| 12 | Harrison K. Freebourn | January 4, 1937 | January 6, 1941 | |
| 13 | John W. Bonner | Democratic | January 6, 1941 | May 1, 1942 |
| 14 | Howard M. Gullickson | May 1, 1942 | August 3, 1942 | |
| 15 | R. V. Bottombly | August 3, 1942 | January 3, 1949 | |
| 16 | Arnold Olsen | Democratic | January 3, 1949 | January 7, 1957 |
| 17 | Forrest H. Anderson | Democratic | January 7, 1957 | January 6, 1969 |
| 18 | Robert I. Woodahl | Republican | January 6, 1969 | January 3, 1977 |
| 19 | Mike Greely | Democratic | January 3, 1977 | January 2, 1989 |
| 20 | Marc Racicot | Republican | January 2, 1989 | January 4, 1993 |
| 21 | Joseph P. Mazurek | Democratic | January 4, 1993 | January 2, 2001 |
| 22 | Mike McGrath | Democratic | January 2, 2001 | January 5, 2009 |
| 23 | Steve Bullock | Democratic | January 5, 2009 | January 7, 2013 |
| 24 | Timothy Fox | Republican | January 7, 2013 |