Mike Bowers

Mike Bowers
45th Attorney General of Georgia
In office
1981–1997
GovernorGeorge Busbee
Joe Frank Harris
Zell Miller
Preceded byArthur K. Bolton
Succeeded byThurbert E. Baker
Personal details
Born
Michael Joseph Bowers

(1941-10-07) October 7, 1941
Commerce, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (after 1994)
Democratic (before 1994)
SpouseBetty Rose
Education
OccupationLawyer

Michael Joseph Bowers (born October 7, 1941) was the Attorney General of Georgia from 1981 to 1997 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.