(2006)

Dear Thomas E. Perez, Esquire

You have asked for our opinion concerning the eligibility requirements for the office of Attorney General. Your inquiry focuses on a provision in the State Constitution that requires that a candidate have practiced law in the State for at least 10 years. Essentially, you ask whether legal work performed in Maryland and authorized by federal law counts toward this requirement even if the attorney was not a member of the Maryland bar at the time.

In our opinion, in order to satisfy the practice requirement for the office of Attorney General, an individual must have…