Alabama Office of the Attorney General
Nathan Mays currently serves as an Assistant Attorney General at the Alabama Attorney General's Office since October 2017. Prior to this role, Mays was an Assistant District Attorney at the 29th Judicial Circuit of Alabama from June 2011 to September 2017 and taught as an Instructor and Mock Trial Coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from August 2010 to May 2018. Mays began their legal career with internships at the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama in 2009 and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 2008, as well as a law clerk position at the Attorney General's Office, State of Alabama in 2009. Nathan Mays holds a J.D. from Samford University and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Alabama Office of the Attorney General
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The Attorney General is a constitutional officer whose duties and powers are prescribed in Title 36, Chapter 15, of the Code of Alabama (1975). As the state's attorney, he provides legal representation for the state of Alabama, its officers, departments, and agencies. The Attorney General defends the state in all lawsuits in which the state is named as a defendant. He represents the state in all court proceedings wherein the constitutionality of a state statute is challenged. In addition to defending the state, the Attorney General may initiate court action, both civil and criminal, to protect the state's interests or to enforce state law. The Attorney General represents the state in all criminal actions in the appellate courts of the State of Alabama and in habeas corpus proceedings in the federal courts. He has the authority to superintend and direct the prosecution of any state criminal case. The Attorney General issues legal advice through formal or informal written opinions to authorized public officials and agencies.