AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott today appointed John Scott as the shortterm interim Attorney General of Texas, under Article 15, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution.
“John Scott has the background and experience needed to step in as a short-term interim Attorney General during the time the Attorney General has been suspended from duty,” Abbott said. “He served under me in the Texas Attorney General’s Office and knows how the Office of the Attorney General operates. Scott was the Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation and has handled cases at all levels of the justice system. His decades of experience and expertise in litigation will help guide him while serving as the state’s top law enforcement officer. I appoint John Scott for this role based on the Texas Constitution to serve for a temporary period during the Texas Senate’s reso lution of the impeachm ent proceedings.”
JOHN SCOTT of Fort W o r t h is an attorney with over 34 years of experience. Scott most recently served as Texas Secretary of State for Governor Abbott. Previously, he served as Texas Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation for then-Attorney General Greg Abbott, where he aided then- Attorney General Abbot t ’s efforts to hold the Obama Administration accountable and sue President Obama more than any other state Attorney General.
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