TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
§ 2152. Attorney General: Appointment. The Attorney General shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No person may be appointed as Attorney General unless the person has: (a) Graduated from an English-speaking accredited law school, and who, at the time of appointment, has been admitted to practice in the highest appellate court of a state, territory, or possession of the United States, and who is eligible for admission to practice before the Commonwealth Trial Court; (b) Practiced law for a minimum of five years or served as a judge of a court of record which has jurisdiction comparable to or greater than the civil or criminal jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Trial Court for a minimum of three years; (c) Not been convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth or in any area under the jurisdiction of the United States. Source: N.M.I. Const. art. III, § 11; PL 1-8, tit. 1, ch. 3, § 2, modified; amended by PL 4-61, § 3. Commission Comment: Section 4 of PL 6-25, the “Commonwealth Judicial Reorganization Act of 1989,” provides that “[w]herever the term ‘Commonwealth Trial Court’ appears in the Commonwealth Code, it is henceforth to be interpreted and understood to refer to the Commonwealth Superior Court.”