years, he has really shone, maturing to near-statesman stature..." Retirement from public office In 2012, Lockyer was seriously considered for chancellor of the California State University system, but the position went instead to a professional educational administrator. Then, unable to run for a third term as treasurer due to term limits, he expressed a tentative interest in running for state controller in 2014, but instead announced his retirement from elected office. He is now Of Counsel to the Boston-based international law firm, Brown Rudnick, advising clients in the firm's Orange County office on government law and strategies. See also 1998 California Attorney General election 2002 California Attorney General election References External links California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer Official state site Bill Lockyer for state treasurer Official campaign site Follow the Money – Bill Lockyer 2006 campaign contributions Join California Bill Lockyer |- |- 1941 births California Attorneys General Democratic Party California state senators Living people McGeorge School of Law alumni Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly People from Hayward, California State treasurers of California University of California, Berkeley alumni 20th-century American politicians