Former attorneys general are listed in reverse chronological order.
| Former Attorney General | Term of Service |
|---|---|
| Bill Schuette | 2011 – 2019 |
| Mike Cox | 2003 – 2011 |
| Jennifer M. Granholm | 1999 – 2002 |
| Frank J. Kelley | 1961 – 1998 |
| Paul L. Adams | 1958 – 1961 |
| Thomas M. Kavanagh | 1955 – 1957 |
| Frank Millard | 1951-1954 |
| Stephen J. Roth | 1949 – 1950 |
| Eugene F. Black | 1947 – 1948 |
| Foss O. Eldred | 1946 |
| John R. Dethmers | 1945 – 1946 |
| Herbert J. Rushton | 1941 – 1944 |
| Thomas Read | 1939 – 1940 |
| Raymond W. Starr | 1937 – 1938 |
| David H. Crowley | 1935 – 1936 |
| Harry S. Toy | 1935 |
| Patrick H. O’Brien | 1933 – 1934 |
| Wilber M. Brucker | 1928 – 1930 |
| William W. Potter | 1927 – 1928 |
| Clare Retan | 1926 |
| Andrew B. Dougherty | 1923 – 1926 |
| Merlin Wiely | 1921 – 1923 |
| Alexander J. Groesbleck | 1917 – 1920 |
| Grant Fellows | 1913 – 1916 |
| Roger I. Wykes | 1912 |
| Franz C. Kuhn | 1910 – 1912 |
| John E. Bird | 1905 – 1910 |
| Horace M. Oren | 1899 – 1902 |
| Fred A. Maynard | 1895 – 1898 |
| Adolphus A. Ellis | 1891 – 1894 |
| Benjamin W. Huston | 1890 |
| Stephen V.R. Trowbridge | 1889 – 1890 |
| Moses Taggart | 1885 – 1888 |
| Jacob J. Van Riper | 1881 – 1884 |
| Otto Kirchner | 1877 – 1880 |
| Andrew J. Smith | 1875 – 1876 |
| Isaac Marston | 1874 |
| Byron D. Ball | 1873 – 1874 |
| Dwight May | 1869 – 1872 |
| William L. Stoughton | 1867 – 1868 |
| Albert Williamson | 1863 – 1866 |
| Charles Upson | 1861 – 1862 |
| Jacob M. Howard | 1855 – 1860 |
| William Hale | 1851 – 1860 |
| George V.N. Lothrop | 1848 – 1851 |
| Edward Mundy | 1847 – 1848 |
| Henry N. Walker | 1845 – 1847 |
| Zephaniah Platt | 1841 – 1843 |
| Peter Morey | 1837 – 1841 |
| Daniel LeToy | 1836 – 1837 |
