D.C. Code § 1-301.82
Appointment of the Attorney General.
(a) Until such time as an Attorney General is elected under § 1-204.35 , the Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to § 1-523.01 .
(b) The Attorney General shall:
(1) Serve a 4-year term to coincide with the term for Mayor; and
(2) Be eligible for reappointment by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, and may serve in a holdover capacity at the expiration of his or her term pursuant to § 1-523.01(c) .
(c) This section shall not apply to the incumbent Attorney General on May 27, 2010.