Schuchardt Calls for an Elected Attorney General in Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee, 6 Dec 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, Elliott Schuchardt, a candidate for the Tennessee General Assembly, says that Tennessee should elect its attorney general, rather than appoint the position. This would be a change in the law.
Tennessee uses a unique method for choosing the state’s attorney general. The state Supreme Court chooses the attorney general for an eight-year term.
Tennessee is the only state in the United States that selects its attorney general in this manner. Virtually all other states have their voters select the state attorney general, by means of an election. In five states, the governor selects the attorney general. In one state – Maine – the attorney general is selected by the state legislature.
Schuchardt contends that the Tennessee system is ripe for ab...
