Georgia’s new attorney general has never tried a case, and he hasn’t practiced law in over a decade. The governor says he’s qualified; others say they’re more skeptical.
Gov. Nathan Deal said Chris Carr’s time heading the state’s Economic Development Department shows he can handle running a big institution, and that the role of attorney general is primarily about administrating.
Jim Tierney, a former Maine attorney general and head of Harvard’s State Attorney General Clinic, agreed that managing attorneys is a big part of the job.
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