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inlawrev-27229	Rupert, Christopher T.	Indiana's Attorney Too General: A Constitutional and Policy Analysis on the Need for Statutory Reform	2023	27	.pdf	application/pdf	12711	719	52	”60 Indiana Code article 4-6 assigns various responsibilities to the attorney general; Indiana Code section 4-6-1-2 creates the Office of Attorney General and requires the position to be elected to a four-year term while Indiana Code chapter 4-6-2 encompasses “Powers and Duties” of the office.61 Specifically, in the first section of the “Powers and Duties” chapter, titled “Prosecuting and defending suits by or against state and state officers,” “[t]he attorney general shall prosecute and defend all suits instituted by or against the state of Indiana,” “represent the state in all criminal cases in the Supreme Court,” “defend all suits brought against the state officers in their official relations, except suits brought against them by the state,” and “attend to the interests of the state in all suits, actions, or claims in which the state is or may become interested in the Supreme Court of this state. If an attorney general aspires for higher office, namely the office of governor, their actions—right or wrong—as attorney general will likely influence both their political future as well as the current governor’s.82 With full independence and the ability to directly affect the perceived success of the current administration, the possibility and temptation to choose that route is facilitated by the current statutory landscape.	cache/inlawrev-27229.pdf	txt/inlawrev-27229.txt