Democrat; Considered an activist attorney general.
Appointed to the post by then-Governor Howard Dean after Jeff Amestoy was named Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. Won re-election in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
Graduated from Notre Dame (B.A.) in 1979 and Cornell (J.D.) in 1974.
Worked for the Chittenden County State's Attorney office from 1975-78, first as a deputy and later as the State's Attorney, a post he would hold again a decade later (1989-92) after eleven years in private practice. Chittenden is Vermont's largest county, home to Burlington.
Served as Vermont's Secretary of Administration (1992-97) under Howard Dean.
Most of the judges on the New Mexico Court of Appeals get a failing grade when it comes to the "expansion of liability," according to a judicial evaluation report.
