Mike Bowers

Mike Bowers
Mike Bowers
45th Attorney General of Georgia
	In office; 1981–1997
Governor	George Busbee; Joe Frank Harris; Zell Miller
Preceded by	Arthur K. Bolton
Succeeded by	Thurbert E. Baker
Personal details
Born	Michael Joseph Bowers; October 7, 1941 (age 82); Commerce, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican (after 1994); Democratic (before 1994)
Spouse	Betty Rose
Education	United States Military Academy (BS) Stanford University (MS) University of Utah (MBA) *University of Georgia (JD);
Occupation	Lawyer

Michael Joseph Bowers (born October 7, 1941)^[1] was the Attorney General of Georgia from 1981 to 1997^[2] before mounting an unsuccessful campaign for Georgia Governor. Bowers was a Democrat through 1994, at which time he joined the Republican Party. Bowers has practiced law with Balch & Bingham in Atlanta. He now practices law at Johnson Marlowe LLP in Athens, Georgia.

^ "Class of 1963—Register of Graduates". Register of Graduates and Former Cadets 1802–1971 of the United States Military Academy. The West Point Alumni Foundation Inc. 1971. p. 734. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
^ "RBRL/220/ROGP.027". russelldoc.galib.uga.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-21.

Mike Bowers


45th Attorney General of Georgia
In office 1981–1997
Governor	George Busbee Joe Frank Harris Zell Miller
Preceded by	Arthur K. Bolton
Succeeded by	Thurbert E. Baker

Personal details
Born	Michael Joseph Bowers (1941-10-07) October 7, 1941 (age 82) Commerce, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican (after 1994) Democratic (before 1994)
Spouse	Betty Rose
Education	United States Military Academy (BS) Stanford University (MS) University of Utah (MBA) *University of Georgia (JD)
Occupation	Lawyer