Criminal Law Committee Past Presentations
2019 Capital Forum Criminal Justice Reform Panel 2020 Correctional Legal Challenges in the Age of a Global Pandemic 2020 Crossing State Lines: Interstate Compacts for Adult and Juvenile Supervision
Congressional Testimony
Attorneys general have been called upon regularly to provide Congressional testimony as a way to share their expertise and perspective to Congressional committees considering legislation that both overlaps with the work of the attorneys general and could impact the role of the attorneys general. Consumer Protection In February 2022, Sarah Frasch, Pennsylvania Chief Deputy Attorney…
Legislative Priority: Technology
As technology continues to evolve quickly, attorneys general must continue to adapt and remain informed about new challenges facing their constituents. NAAG continues to play an active role in making sure attorneys general are heard as they remain active against fast-evolving issues brought on by technological innovation. Attorneys general with Senate Majority Whip…
Legislative Priority: Public Health
As the chief legal officer of their state, attorneys general play key regulatory roles. Within this role, attorneys general are often concerned with public health issues that could impact the health and safety of individuals within their jurisdiction. To improve the state of public health within the jurisdiction of each attorney general, NAAG has taken…
Francis X. Bellotti Award
2025 Francis X. Bellotti Award Winner former Massachusetts Attorney General, Martha Coakley and SAGE co-chair, former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel About the Francis X. Bellotti Award The Francis X. Bellotti Award is given to a former attorney general who has served the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus (SAGE) and worked diligently to further NAAG’s vision and mission….
NAAG Executive Director Award
The NAAG Executive Director Award is presented annually to a NAAG staff member who has distinguished himself or herself by providing exceptional service to NAAG and the nation’s attorneys general through exemplary leadership, expertise, and achievement. This individual represents NAAG’s values and is widely respected among colleagues and the attorney general community. The NAAG Executive Director…
Best Brief Award
Since the 1992 Supreme Court term, the NAAG Best Brief Awards have honored appellate practitioners from state attorneys general offices who have exhibited superb work in representing their states before the U.S. Supreme Court. A panel of independent Supreme Court experts, each of whom is a leading member of the Supreme Court bar, annually reviews all submissions and selects the…
Career Staff of the Year Award
About the Career Staff of the Year Award The Attorney General Career Staff of the Year Award is given to a career employee in an attorney general’s office who has distinguished himself or herself by providing exceptional service to NAAG and the nation’s attorneys general through exemplary expertise and achievement. This award is given to a any…
Senior Staff of the Year Award
About the Senior Staff of the Year Award The Attorney General Senior Staff of the Year Award is given to a member of an attorney general’s management staff who has distinguished himself or herself by providing exceptional service to NAAG and the nation’s attorneys general through exemplary leadership, expertise, and achievement. This award should be given to a…
Kelley-Wyman Memorial Award
2025 Kelley-Wyman Award Left to right: South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley; Award Winner New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella; 2026 NAAG President and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong. About the Award This annual award is given to the attorney general who has done the most to advance the objectives of the National Association of…
