Today's front page of the Oklahoman has a nice article on the upcoming attorney general election: Oklahoma Elections 2010: Experience, federal government at issue in attorney general race.
The Attorney General of Oklahoma serves as the chief legal and law enforcement officer of our state. The two candidates are Scott Pruitt and Jim Priest.
So, should our attorney general actually have courtroom experience?
Here's a brief quote from the article:
"You don't start the case by saying we're going to litigate this to a verdict. You start a case and litigate it to an objective," said Pruitt, who as an attorney often settled cases out of court.Court records show Priest has handled more than 500 cases as an attorney in state district courts and federal courts, compared to the 50 cases Pruitt has handled in those courts.
To be fair to Pruitt, most cases settle.
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