James Uthmeier was sworn in as Florida’s new attorney general. Uthmeier is taking the reins after DeSantis tapped former Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill Marco Rubio’s former U.S. Senate ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named his former chief of staff, James Uthmeier as Florida’s attorney general, handing the state’s top law enforcement role to a trusted aide who has helped ...

New Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier promised to “endeavor every day to do what is right and to levy justice where it is due.” The governor's former chief of staff was sworn into his ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday officially named James Uthmeier, his former chief of staff, as the next Florida Attorney General. Uthmeier, 37, was sworn in during a ceremony at the Old Capitol in ...

FILE – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., March 5, 2025.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named his former chief of staff, James Uthmeier as Florida’s attorney general, handing the state’s top law enforcement role to a trusted aide who has helped ...

He started at the governor’s office as deputy general counsel in 2019 and was promoted to general counsel the following year. In 2021, Uthmeier became chief of staff, but took a leave of absence ...