Catherine Hanaway was sworn in as Missouri’s 45th Attorney General in a private ceremony at the Missouri Supreme Court Building. She took the oath of office on her son John’s Bible, administered by the Honorable Ginger K. Gooch, her former law partner and a judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri.“It is an honor and privilege to serve as Missouri’s 45th Attorney General,” said Attorney General Hanaway. “I view this position as a job to fight crime, protect Missouri families, and defend the freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution.