Former attorneys general are listed in reverse chronological order.
| Former Attorney General | Term of Service |
|---|---|
| Doug Peterson | 2015 – 2023 |
| Jon Bruning | 2003 – 2015 |
| Don Stenburg | 1991 – 2003 |
| Robert M. Spire | 1985 – 1991 |
| Paul L. Douglas | 1975 – 1984 |
| Clarence A.H. Meyer | 1961 – 1975 |
| Clarence S. Beck | 1951 - 1961 |
| Harold P. Caldwell | 1950 - 1951 |
| James H. Anderson | 1949 – 1950 |
| Walter R. Johnson | 1939 – 1949 |
| Richard C. Hunter | 1937 – 1939 |
| William H. Wright | 1935 – 1937 |
| Paul F. Good | 1933 – 1935 |
| Christian A. Sorensen | 1929 – 1933 |
| Ora S. Spillman | 1923 – 1929 |
| Clarence A. Davis | 1919 – 1923 |
| Willis E. Reed | 1915 – 1919 |
| Grant G. Martin | 1911 – 1915 |
| Arthur F. Mullen | 1910 – 1911 |
| William T. Thompson | 1907 – 1910 |
| Norris Brown | 1905 – 1907 |
| Frank N. Prout | 1901 – 1905 |
| Constantine J. Smyth | 1897 – 1901 |
| Arthur S. Churchill | 1895 – 1897 |
| George H. Hastings | 1891 – 1895 |
| William Leese | 1885 – 1891 |
| Isaac Powers,Jr. | 1883 – 1885 |
| C.J. Dilworth | 1879 – 1883 |
| George H. Roberts | 1875 – 1879 |
| Joseph R. Webster | 1873 – 1875 |
| George H. Roberts | 1871 – 1873 |
| Seth Robinson | 1869 – 1871 |
| Champion S. Chase | 1867 – 1869 |
