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Aaron Ford (Nevada politician)
Aaron Ford, born in 1972, is an American Democratic politician, Nevada's attorney general since 2019 and its first African American statewide constitutional officer, now the 2026 Democratic nominee for governor.
Aaron Frey
Aaron Frey is an American lawyer and Democrat who has served as Maine's attorney general since 2019, after representing Bangor and Orono in the Maine House from 2012 to 2018.
Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician)
Alan Wilson is an American Republican politician who has served as Attorney General of South Carolina since 2011 and is the 2026 Republican nominee for governor.
Alberto Gonzales
Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), American lawyer, 80th U.S. Attorney General (2005–2007) and first Hispanic in that office; earlier White House Counsel and Texas Supreme Court justice; resigned over the 2006 U.S. Attorneys removals; later dean of Belmont University College of Law.
Andrea Campbell
Andrea Campbell is an American Democratic politician and Attorney General of Massachusetts since 2023, the first Black woman to hold the office, after serving on the Boston City Council.
Andy Wilson
Andy Wilson is an American politician and Republican who became Attorney General of Ohio in June 2026, appointed by Governor Mike DeWine after Dave Yost resigned.
Anne E. Lopez
Anne E. Lopez is an American Democratic politician and attorney serving as Attorney General of Hawaii, previously chief operating officer and general counsel of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)
Anthony Brown is an American Democratic politician serving as Attorney General of Maryland, after representing Maryland's 4th district in the US House from 2017 to 2023.
Attorney general
Attorney general: the chief legal officer of a government, advising the executive and often overseeing prosecution. Descends from England's 1243 King's Attorney; exists in all 50 US states, the UK, Canada, and most democracies.
Attorney General for England and Wales
The Attorney General for England and Wales (AGEW) is the UK Government's chief legal adviser to the Crown, superintendent of the CPS and Serious Fraud Office, and holder of independent public interest functions; the current holder is Ellie Reeves KC MP.
Attorney General of Ireland
The Attorney General of Ireland (Ard-Aighneacht na hÉireann) is the constitutional legal adviser to the Government of Ireland, its chief law officer, appointed on the Taoiseach's nomination.
Attorney General of Malta
The Attorney General of Malta is Malta's independent chief public prosecutor, an office created under British rule in 1832 and headed since 2020 by Victoria Buttigieg.
Attorney-General for Ireland
Attorney-General for Ireland: the pre-independence chief law officer whose functions passed under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 to the Free State Attorney-General and continue in the modern constitutional office under Article 30 of the 1937 Constitution.
Attorney-General of Ceylon
The Attorney-General of Ceylon, formerly the Queen's Advocate of Ceylon, was the chief law officer and principal public prosecutor of Ceylon, renamed from Queen's Advocate in 1884.
Austin Knudsen
Austin Knudsen is an American Republican politician serving as Attorney General of Montana, first elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024 after working as a county prosecutor in Indian Country.
Beau Biden
Beau Biden (Joseph R. Biden III, 1969–2015), eldest son of President Joe Biden, was Attorney General of Delaware 2007–2015 and a Delaware Army National Guard Major who served in Iraq 2008–2009; he died of brain cancer at 46.
Brenna Bird
Brenna Bird is an American politician and attorney serving as Attorney General of Iowa, a Republican who took office in January 2023 after serving as a county attorney.
Brian Schwalb
Brian L. Schwalb is an American politician and Attorney General of the District of Columbia, its second independently elected attorney general, and a former Venable vice chairman.
Catherine Hanaway
Catherine Hanaway is an American Republican politician and Missouri's 45th Attorney General since 2025, the first woman in the office, previously U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911–1978), Irish barrister, Attorney General, Chief Justice 1961–73, ECJ judge, and fifth President of Ireland 1974–76; first Irish president to resign, after Defence Minister Donegan's 'thundering disgrace' remark in October 1976.
Charity Clark
Charity R. Clark is an American Democratic politician and attorney serving as Attorney General of Vermont since 2023, the first woman elected to the position.
Christian Porter
Christian Porter (born 1970, Perth) is an Australian former Liberal minister: WA Attorney-General and Treasurer, federal Social Services minister, Attorney-General 2017-2021, later a Perth barrister after Robodebt and a 2021 resignation.
Christopher A. Wray
Christopher A. Wray (born 1967) is an American lawyer, eighth Director of the FBI from August 2, 2017 to January 20, 2025, and earlier Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (2003-2005) under George W. Bush.
Christopher M. Carr
Christopher M. "Chris" Carr is an American Republican politician who has served as Attorney General of Georgia since 2016, after leading the state's economic development agency.
Cori Mills
Cori Mills is an American attorney and Republican who became acting Attorney General of Alaska in May 2026, having served as deputy attorney general overseeing the Civil Division since 2021.
Dan Rayfield
Dan Rayfield is an American attorney and Democrat who became Attorney General of Oregon in 2024 after a decade in the legislature, elected Speaker of the House in 2022.
Dana Nessel
Dana Nessel, Michigan's 54th attorney general (Democrat, term-limited), civil rights attorney in DeBoer v. Snyder; secured $1.6B opioid settlements, sued Enbridge Line 5 and PFAS makers, charged 2020 false electors.
Dave Sunday (politician)
Dave Sunday (David W. Sunday, Jr.), Republican and former York County District Attorney and Navy veteran, has been Pennsylvania's Attorney General since January 2025 after winning the 2024 election over Eugene DePasquale.
Derek Brown (Utah politician)
Derek Brown is an American Republican politician and the Attorney General of Utah, elected in November 2024 after serving in the Utah House of Representatives and chairing the state Republican Party.
Dominic Grieve
Dominic Grieve (born 1956), British barrister and Conservative MP for Beaconsfield 1997-2019, Attorney General 2010-2014 and Intelligence and Security Committee chair 2015-2019; lost the whip over Brexit in 2019 and his seat as an independent.