Bridget Hill (politician)

Bridget Hill is an American attorney and politician from the state of Wyoming. She is the Attorney General of Wyoming.

For persons of a similar name, see Bridget Hill (disambiguation).
Bridget Hill
38th Attorney General of Wyoming
Assumed office
March 15, 2019
GovernorMark Gordon
Preceded byPeter K. Michael
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Wyoming (B.A., J.D.)

Education

Hill earned her Bachelor of Arts and her Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law.[1][2]

Career

Hill clerked for Justice Larry Lehman and Justice Michael Golden of the Wyoming Supreme Court.[3]

Hill was an attorney in the Office of the Attorney General of Wyoming and Office of State Lands and Investments.

In 2013, Governor Matt Mead appointed Hill the director of the Office of State Lands and Investments.[1]

In November 2018, Governor-elect Mark Gordon announced Hill as his nominee for attorney general, pending approval by the Wyoming Legislature, to succeed Peter K. Michael.[4][5] She was sworn into office on March 15, 2019.[6]

Personal life

Hill is from Saratoga, Wyoming.

References
  1. "Mead names Bridget Hill Wyoming state lands director | Wyoming News". billingsgazette.com. Associated Press. October 2, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. "Administrative Division Staff - Wyoming Attorney General". ag.wyo.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. "Mark Gordon announces first two appointments of his administration | Wyoming News". trib.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  4. "Wyoming governor-elect names AG, chief of staff". AP NEWS. November 26, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  5. "Governor-Elect Gordon announces key leadership appointments - Northern Wyoming News". Wyodaily.com. November 27, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  6. Reynolds, Nick (March 15, 2019). "Bridget Hill sworn in as Wyoming's 38th attorney general". trib.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Peter K. Michael		 Attorney General of Wyoming
2019–present		 Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.