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The Attorney General of Delaware is a constitutional officer of the State of Delaware , and is the chief law officer and the head of the State Department of Justice. DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFICE The Attorney General elected to a four-year term in the "off-year" state election, two years before/after the election of the Governor. Along with the State Treasurer, State Auditor, and State Insurance Commissioner, the office is intended to serve as a restraint to the Governor's exclusive executive authority. The office existed in various forms prior to the ratification of the Delaware Constitution Of 1776 , which continued the existing colonial tradition of granting the Governor Of Delaware the power to appoint the Attorney General for a five-year tenure. With the ratification of the Delaware Constitution Of 1897 , the post was converted to its present four-year elected form, also establishing the Attorney General as third in line of succession to the office of Governor , after the Lieutenant Governor and Secretary Of State . OFFICE HOLDERS Gunning Bedford, Jr. was the first holder of the office after American independence. The office is currently held by Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III , who was elected in 2006 and took office on January 2 2007 . He is a Democrat and the eldest son of the senior U.S. Senator From Delaware , Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Attorneys General of Delaware
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