LEGAL · RI · 1985-1987
Arlene Violet
Attorney General · Republican · Rhode Island
On the record
First woman elected state AG in U.S.; former Catholic nun
Background
Rhode Island's Attorney General 1985–1987: Arlene Violet — 2-year tenure. Took office after Dennis J. Roberts II; succeeded by James E. O'Neil. Note: First woman elected state AG in U.S.; former Catholic nun. Same-year political environment (1985): Governor Edward DiPrete.
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Others who held this office in Rhode Island
- Peter Neronha (2019-present)
- Peter Kilmartin (2011-2019)
- Patrick Lynch (2003-2011)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (1999-2003)
- Jeffrey Pine (1993-1999)
- James E. O'Neil (1987-1993)
- Dennis J. Roberts II (1979-1985)
- Julius C. Michaelson (1975-1979)
- Richard J. Israel (1969-1975)
- Herbert F. DeSimone (1967-1969)
- J. Joseph Nugent (1959-1965)
- William E. Powers (1949-1958)
- John H. Nolan (1947-1949)