Six apply for upcoming TN attorney general vacancy
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (speaking at a press conference June 24) won’t be seeking another term and six people have applied for the position. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
Tennessee is the only state in which the attorney general is appointed by the Supreme Court. The position runs in eight-year terms. The new term begins Sept. 1.
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