Company Profile
California Department of Justice
Company Overview
It is our duty to serve our state and work honorably every day to fulfill California's promise. The Attorney General and our Department's employees provide leadership, information and education in partnership with state and local governments and the people of California to:
Enforce and apply all our laws fairly and impartially.
Ensure justice, safety, and liberty for everyone.
Encourage economic prosperity, equal opportunity and tolerance.
Safeguard California's human, natural, and financial resources for this and future generations.
Company History
In California, the Office of Attorney General was created in 1850 to contend with what was considered at the time an unstructured, inadequate and inconsistent system of law enforcement.
Since its establishment, the Office of the Attorney General has been molded and changed by three distinct forces: First, the California Constitution and state government codes, which specify the duties and responsibilities of the Attorney General; Second, legislative decree altering the duties of the Attorney General in response to specific state needs; and Third, the personalities and ambitions of those who have served as Attorney General.