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Bridget Hill is an American attorney and politician from Wyoming. She is the attorney general of Wyoming.
Bridget Hill | |
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38th Attorney General of Wyoming | |
Assumed office March 1, 2019 | |
Governor | Mark Gordon |
Preceded by | Peter K. Michael |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974 (age 49–50)[citation needed] Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.[citation needed] |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Wyoming (BA, JD) |
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Hill was raised on a ranch near Saratoga, Wyoming.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law.[2][3]
Hill clerked for Justices Larry Lehman and Michael Golden of the Wyoming Supreme Court.[4]
In 2013, Governor Matt Mead appointed Hill the director of the Office of State Lands and Investments.[2]
In November 2018, Governor-elect Mark Gordon announced Hill as his nominee for attorney general, pending approval by the Wyoming Legislature, to succeed Peter K. Michael.[5][6] She was sworn into office on March 1, 2019.[7][8] On January 29, 2021, Hill announced that her office would not pursue criminal charges against Joseph Hubert Hart, a retired Catholic bishop accused of sexual abuse.[9]
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