Jonathan Skrmetti

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Jonathan Skrmetti
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Attorney General of Tennessee
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$199,332

Elections and appointments
Appointed

August 10, 2022

Education

Law

Harvard Law School

Personal
Profession
Attorney

Jonathan Skrmetti (Republican Party) is the Attorney General of Tennessee. Skrmetti assumed office on September 1, 2022. Skrmetti's current term ends on September 1, 2030.

Tennessee is unique in that the attorney general is appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court, rather than by the governor. The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed Skrmetti attorney general on August 10, 2022, to replace Herbert H. Slatery.[1]

Biography

Jonathan Skrmetti earned degrees from the University of Oxford, George Washington University, and Harvard University Law School.[2] Skrmetti's career experience includes working as the chief deputy to Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery, a partner with Butler Snow LLP, and an assistant United States attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee.[1][2]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Herbert H. Slatery (R)
Attorney General of Tennessee
2022-Present
Succeeded by
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