Curtis Hill

Curtis Hill
Hill in 2018
43rd Attorney General of Indiana
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 11, 2021[a]
GovernorEric Holcomb
Preceded byGreg Zoeller
Succeeded byTodd Rokita
Prosecuting Attorney for Elkhart County
In office
January 1, 2003 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byMichael Cosentino
Succeeded byVicki Becker
Personal details
Born
Curtis Theophilus Hill Jr.

(1961-02-21) February 21, 1961 (age 63)
Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTeresa
Children5
EducationIndiana University,
Bloomington (BS, JD)

Curtis Theophilus Hill Jr.[1] (born February 21, 1961)[2] is an American prosecutor from the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Attorney General of Indiana from 2017 to 2021.[3][4] He was the first African American to be elected to a statewide office in Indiana.

A graduate of Indiana University and Indiana University School of Law, Hill was a lawyer in private practice and part-time prosecutor until 2002, when he was elected Elkhart County prosecutor. He was reelected to the post, ultimately serving four terms from 2003 before his election as state attorney general in 2016.[5] During his tenure, Curtis led with a conservative agenda, opposing marijuana legalization and attempting to stop restrictions from being imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2018, Hill was accused of sexual misconduct by four women, prompting calls for his resignation. Hill has denied the allegations. A subsequent investigation by a special prosecutor found the allegations credible, but also found that there was insufficient evidence to convict Hill of a crime. In 2020, in an attorney disciplinary proceeding, the Indiana Supreme Court found that he committed a misdemeanor battery in violation of rules of professional conduct, and suspended Hill's bar license for 30 days.[6][7]

In July 2020, he was defeated by Todd Rokita for the Republican nomination of Indiana Attorney General.[8][9] He ran for Governor of Indiana in 2024, but came in last place in the primary against outgoing U.S. Senator Mike Braun and others.[10]


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  1. ^ Elura Nanos, Indiana Attorney General Accused of Grabbing Women’s Buttocks Archived September 26, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Law & Crime (July 4, 2018).
  2. ^ Brack, Naomii (October 6, 2020). "Curtis Theophilus Hill, Jr. (1961- ) •". Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "ATG: About Curtis T. Hill, Jr". www.in.gov. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Hussein, Fatima (November 22, 2017). "A look at Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill's first year in office". Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "History of the Prosecutor's Office". Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Elkhart County. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "Indiana attorney general's law license suspended for 30 days after groping allegations". Fox News. May 11, 2020. Archived from the original on May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. ^ McNabb, Nakia (May 12, 2020). "Indiana attorney general suspended due to groping accusations". CNN. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Todd Rokita wins GOP nomination for Indiana attorney general, ousting Curtis Hill". July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Sikich, Chris. "Indiana GOP taps former Congressman Todd Rokita to run for attorney general over Curtis Hill". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Curtis Hill, the former Indiana attorney general, to run for governor". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 16, 2023.