Office of the Attorney General 1850 until Present
| NAMES | DATES IN OFFICE |
|---|---|
| Edward J. C. Kewen | Dec. 1849 - Aug. 1850 |
| James A. McDougall | Oct. 1850 - Dec. 1851 |
| S. Clinton Hastings | Jan. 1852 - Jan. 1854 |
| John R. McConnell | Jan. 1854 - Jan. 1856 |
| William M. Stewart | June 1854 - (Temporary) |
| William T. Wallace | Jan. 1856 - Jan. 1858 |
| Thomas H. Williams | Jan. 1858 - Jan. 1862 |
| Frank M. Pixley | Jan. 1862 - Dec. 1863 |
| John C. McCullough | Dec. 1863 - Dec. 1867 |
| Jo Hamilton | Dec. 1867 - Dec. 1871 |
| John Lord Love | Dec. 1871 - Dec. 1875 |
| Jo Hamilton | Dec. 1875 - Jan. 1880 |
| Augustus L. Hart | Jan. 1880 - Jan. 1883 |
| Edward C. Marshall | Jan. 1883 - Jan. 1887 |
| George A. Johnson | Jan. 1887 - Jan. 1891 |
| William H. H. Hart | Jan. 1891 - Jan. 1895 |
| William F. Fitzgerald | Jan. 1895 - Jan. 1899 |
| Tirey L. Ford | Jan. 1899 - Sep. 1902 |
| Ulysses S. Webb | Sep. 1902 - Jan. 1939 |
| Earl Warren | Jan. 1939 - Jan. 1943 |
| Robert W. Kenny | Jan. 1943 - Jan. 1947 |
| Frederick N. Howser | Jan. 1947 - Jan. 1951 |
| Edmund G. Brown Sr. | Jan. 1951 - Jan. 1959 |
| Stanley Mosk | Jan. 1959 - Sep. 1964 |
| Thomas C. Lynch | Sep. 1964 - Jan. 1971 |
| Evelle J. Younger | Jan. 1971 - Jan. 1979 |
| George Deukmejian | Jan. 1979 - Jan. 1983 |
| John K. Van de Kamp | Jan. 1983 - Jan. 1991 |
| Daniel E. Lungren | Jan. 1991 - Jan. 1999 |
| Bill Lockyer | Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2007 |
| Edmund G. Brown Jr. | Jan. 2007 - Present |