Uthmeier said he will approach his new role with an “America first agenda” that fights drug cartels and maintains DeSantis’ approach to government.

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 orchestrate and defend some of his most divisive initiatives.

Justice Meredith Sasso swore in James Uthmeier as Attorney General in Tallahassee Monday. The state’s new “top cop” was sworn in on a Bible and offered onlookers at the Old Capitol Building in Tallahassee insight into how scripture informs his view of the law.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday officially named James Uthmeier, his former chief of staff, as the next Florida Attorney General.

James Uthmeier was sworn in as Florida's new attorney general, vowing an "America-first" legal approach, with Governor DeSantis emphasizing the office's impact.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday the appointment of James Uthmeier to take over as the state's chief legal officer.

Desantis appointed the previous Attorney General, Ashley Moody, to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate in January, which led him to choose his Chief of Staff, James Uthmeier, to take Moody’s place once she was sworn in on Capitol Hill.

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