Former attorneys general are listed in reverse chronological order.
| Former Attorney General | Term of Service |
|---|---|
| Jim Hood | 2004 – 2020 |
| Mike Moore | 1988 – 2004 |
| Edwin Lloyd “Ed” Pittman | 1984 – 1988 |
| William A. “Bill” Allain | 1980 – 1984 |
| Albioun Fernando Summer | 1969 – 1980 |
| Joesph Turner Patterson | 1956 – 1969 |
| James Plemon “JP” Coleman | 1950 – 1956 |
| Greek L. Rice | 1932 – 1950 |
| George T. Mitchell | 1928 – 1932 |
| Rush Hightower Knox | 1924 – 1928 |
| C.D. Potter | 1923 – 1924 |
| Frank Roberson | 1920 – 1923 |
| Rosser Alexander Collins | 1912 – 1920 |
| Shepard Spencer Hudson | 1910 – 1912 |
| J. Bowman Sterling | 1908 – 1910 |
| Robert Virgil Fletcher | 1907 – 1908 |
| William Williams | 1903 – 1907 |
| Monroe McClurg | 1900 – 1903 |
| Wiley N. Nash | 1896 – 1900 |
| Frank Johnston | 1893 – 1896 |
| T. Marshall Miller | 1886 – 1893 |
| Thomas S. Ford | 1885 – 1886 |
| Thomas C. Catchings | 1878 – 1885 |
| George E. Harris | 1874 – 1878 |
| Joshua S. Morris | 1870 – 1874 |
| Jasper Myers | 1868 – 1870 |
| Charles E. Hooker | 1865 – 1868 |
| T.J. Wharton | 1857 – 1865 |
| David C. Glenn | 1850 – 1857 |
| John D. Freeman | 1841 – 1850 |
| T.F. Collins | 1837 – 1841 |
| M.D. Patton | 1834 – 1837 |
| R.M. Gaines | 1830 – 1834 |
| Robert H. Buckner | 1829 – 1830 |
| George Adams | 1828 – 1829 |
| Richard Stockton | 1825 – 1828 |
| Thomas Buck Reed | 1821 – 1825 |
| Edward Turner | 1820 – 1821 |
| Lyman Harding | 1818 – 1820 |
