Former attorneys general are listed in reverse chronological order.
| Former Attorney General | Term of Service |
|---|---|
| Adam Paul Laxalt | 2015 – 2019 |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | 2007 – 2015 |
| George J. Chanos | 2005 - 2007 |
| Brain Sandoval | 2003 – 2005 |
| Frankie Sue Del Papa | 1991 – 2003 |
| Brain McKay | 1983 – 1991 |
| Richard H. Bryan | 1979 – 1983 |
| Robert List | 1971 – 1979 |
| Harvey Dickerson | 1963 – 1971 |
| Charles E. Springer | 1962 – 1963 |
| Roger D. Foley | 1959 – 1962 |
| Harvey Dickerson | 1955 – 1959 |
| W.T. Matthews | 1951 – 1955 |
| Alan Bible | 1943 – 1951 |
| Gray Mashburn | 1931 – 1943 |
| Michael A. Diskin | 1923 – 1931 |
| Leonard B. Fowler | 1919 – 1923 |
| George B. Thatcher | 1912 – 1919 |
| Cleveland H. Baker | 1911 – 1912 |
| Richard C. Stoddard | 1907 – 1911 |
| James G. Sweeney | 1903 - 1907 |
| William Woodburn | 1901 - 1903 |
| William D. Jones | 1899 - 1901 |
| James R. Judge | 1896 - 1899 |
| Robert M. Beatty | 1895 - 1896 |
| James D. Torreyson | 1891 - 1895 |
| John F. Alexander | 1887 - 1891 |
| William H. Davenport | 1883 - 1887 |
| Michael A. Murphy | 1879 - 1883 |
| John R. Kittrell | 1875 - 1879 |
| Luther A. Buckner | 1871 - 1875 |
| Robert M. Clark | 1867 - 1871 |
| George A. Nourse | 1864 - 1867 |
