Former attorneys general are listed in reverse chronological order.
| Former Attorney General | Term of Service |
|---|---|
| Andrew Beshear | 2016 – 2019 |
| Jack Conway | 2008 – 2016 |
| Gregory D. Stumbo | 2004 - 2008 |
| Ben Chandler | 1996 – 2004 |
| Chris Gorman | 1992 – 1996 |
| Frederic J. Cowan | 1988 – 1992 |
| David L. Armstrong | 1984 – 1988 |
| Steven L. Beshear | 1979 – 1984 |
| Robert F. Stephens | 1976 – 1979 |
| Ed W. Hancock | 1972 - 1976 |
| John B. Breckinridge | 1968 – 1972 |
| Jo M. Ferguson | 1956 – 1960 |
| J.D. Buckman, Jr. | 1952 – 1956 |
| Alvarado E. Funk | 1948 – 1952 |
| Eldon S. Dummit | 1944 – 1948 |
| Hubert Meredith | 1937 – 1944 |
| B.M. Vincent | 1936 – 1937 |
| Bailey P. Wootton | 1932 – 1936 |
| James W. Cammack | 1928 – 1932 |
| Frank E. Daugherty | 1924 – 1928 |
| T.B. McGregor | 1923 – 1924 |
| Charles I. Dawson | 1920 – 1923 |
| Charles H. Morris | 1917 – 1920 |
| M.M Logan | 1916 – 1917 |
| James Garnett | 1912 – 1916 |
| James Breathitt | 1908 – 1912 |
| N.B. Hays | 1904 – 1908 |
| C.J. Pratt | 1902 – 1904 |
| R.J. Breckenridge | 1900 – 1902 |
| William S. Taylor | 1896 - 1900 |
| William J. Hendrick | 1889 - 1896 |
| Parker Watkins Hardin | 1879 - 1889 |
| Thomas Edward Moss | 1875 - 1879 |
| John Rodman | 1865 - 1875 |
| John M. Harlan | 1861 - 1865 |
| Andrew J. James | 1859 - 1861 |
| James Harlan | 1849 - 1859 |
| Madison Conyers Johnson | 1849 |
| Owen G. Cotes | 1838 - 1849 |
| Charles Morehead | 1832 - 1838 |
| James W. Denny | 1825 - 1832 |
| Frederick W. S. Grayson | 1825 |
| Solomon P. Sharp | 1821 - 1825 |
| Ben Hardin | 1820 - 1821 |
| Joseph M. White | 1820 |
| James Blair | 1797 - 1820 |
| John Breckinridge | 1793 - 1797 |
| George Nicholas | 1792 - 1793 |
