Alan G. Lance

Who is Alan G. Lance?

Alan G. Lance, Sr. is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and previously served as Attorney General of Idaho from 1995 to 2003.

Born in McComb, Ohio, Lance grew up on the family farm and received a B.A. from South Dakota State University in 1971 and a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, in 1973. He began his professional legal career as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Fulton County, Ohio. He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army from 1974 to 1978, and received the Army Commendation Medal. After completing his military service, Lance moved to Meridian, Idaho, entering private practice there.

Lance was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 1990 and served as Majority Caucus Chairman during his second term in office, from 1993 to 1995. He was elected attorney general in 1994, defeating Democratic state senator Mike Burkett. Judge Lance served as Idaho's 31st Attorney General from 1995 to 2003, Idaho's longest-serving Attorney General. While serving as Attorney General, Judge Lance also served on the executive committee of the National Association of Attorneys General and as chairman of the Conference of Western Attorneys General.