Former attorneys general are listed in reverse chronological order.
| Former Attorney General | Term of Service |
|---|---|
| Matthew Rodriguez | 2021 – 2021 |
| Xavier Becerra | 2017 – 2021 |
| Kamala D. Harris | 2011 – 2017 |
| Edmund G. Brown, Jr. | 2007 – 2011 |
| Bill Lockyer | 1999 – 2007 |
| Daniel E. Lungren | 1991 – 1999 |
| John K. Van de Kamp | 1983 – 1991 |
| George Deukemejian | 1979 – 1983 |
| Evelle J. Younger | 1971 – 1979 |
| Thomas C. Lynch | 1964 – 1971 |
| Stanley Mosk | 1959 – 1964 |
| Edmund G. Brown, Sr. | 1951 – 1959 |
| Frederick N. Howse | 1947 – 1951 |
| Robert W. Kenny | 1943 – 1947 |
| Earl Warren | 1939 – 1943 |
| Ulysses S. Webb | 1902 – 1939 |
| Tiery L. Ford | 1899 – 1902 |
| William F. Fitzgerald | 1895 – 1899 |
| William H.H. Hart | 1891 – 1895 |
| Geroge A. Johnson | 1887 – 1891 |
| Edward C. Marshall | 1883 – 1887 |
| Augustus L. Hart | 1880 – 1883 |
| Jo Hamiltion | 1875 – 1880 |
| John Lord Love | 1871 – 1875 |
| Jo Hamilton | 1867 – 1871 |
| John C. McCullough | 1863 – 1867 |
| Frank M. Pixley | 1862 – 1863 |
| Thomas H. Williams | 1858 – 1862 |
| William T. Wallace | 1856 – 1858 |
| John R. McConnell | 1854 – 1856 |
| William M. Stewart | 1854 |
| S. Clinton Hastings | 1852 – 1854 |
| James A. McDougall | 1850 – 1851 |
| Edward J.C. Kewen | 1849 – 1850 |