Bessie Dewar
Elizabeth Napier Dewar is an American lawyer and government official serving as the state solicitor of Massachusetts since January 2016. Prior to serving as the state solicitor, she had served as the assistant state solicitor under former state solicitor Peter Sacks, who is now a judge on the Massachusetts Appeals Court.[1] She served as the acting attorney general of Massachusetts after Maura Healey was sworn in as the Governor of Massachusetts at noon on January 5, 2023, taking the helm of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office from Kate R. Cook, until Andrea Campbell was sworn in on January 18, 2023.[2]
Bessie Dewar | |
|---|---|
| Acting Massachusetts Attorney General | |
| In office January 5, 2023 – January 18, 2023 | |
| Governor | Maura Healey |
| Preceded by | Kate R. Cook (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Napier Dewar |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Pembroke College, Cambridge (MPhil) Yale University (JD) |
References
- "AG Healey Appoints New State Solicitor". November 28, 2016.
- "State solicitor in line to be acting AG". Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. December 13, 2022.
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