Letitia James

Letitia “Tish” James is the 67th Attorney General for the State of New York. She is a powerful, effective attorney and lifelong public servant.

When she was elected in 2018, she became the first woman of color to hold statewide office in New York and the first woman to be elected Attorney General. Before serving as Attorney General, Letitia James was the Public Advocate for the City of New York. When she was elected in 2013, she became the first woman of color to hold citywide office. As Public Advocate, her office passed more legislation than all previous Public Advocates combined, including a groundbreaking law that banned questions about salary history from the employment process to address the pervasive gender wage gap.

Prior to serving as Public Advocate, Letitia James represented the 35th Council District in Brooklyn in the New York City Council for ten years. Before her election to the City Council, Letitia James was head of the Brooklyn Regional Office of the New York State Attorney General’s Office. Letitia James began her career as a public defender at the Legal Aid Society.

A proud Brooklynite, she is a graduate of Lehman College and Howard University School of Law.