United States Attorney Generals

United States Attorney Generals

The head of the United States Department of Justice is The United States Attorney General. The Attorney General is nominated by the President of the United States and they are served with the pleasure of the President. Furthermore, The Attorney General can be removed by the President at any time.

Succession NameState of ResidenceIn Office 
81 Michael MukaseyNew York11/9/2007 - Present 
80 Alberto GonzalesTexas2/3/2005 - 9/17/2007 
79 John AshcroftMissouri2/2/2001 - 2/3/2005 
78 Janet RenoFlorida3/12/1993 - 1/20/2001 
77 William BarrNew York11/26/1991 - 1/20/1993 
76 Dick ThornburghPennsylvania8/12/1988 - 8/15/1991 
75 Edwin MeeseCalifornia2/25/1985 - 8/12/1988 
74 William French SmithCalifornia1/23/1981 - 2/25/1985 
73 Benjamin CivilettiMaryland8/16/1979 - 1/19/1981 
72 Griffin BellGeorgia1/26/1977 - 8/16/1979 
71 Edward H. LeviIllinois1/14/1975 - 1/20/1977 
70 William B. SaxbeOhio12/17/1973 - 1/14/1975 
69 Elliot RichardsonMassachusetts5/25/1973 - 10/20/1973 
68 Richard KleindienstArizona2/15/1972 - 5/25/1973 
67 John N. MitchellNew York1/20/1969 - 2/15/1972 
66 Ramsey ClarkTexas3/10/1967 - 1/20/1969 
65 Nicholas KatzenbachIllinois1/28/1965 - 9/30/1966 
64 Robert F. KennedyMassachusetts1/20/1961 - 9/3/1964 
63 William P. RogersNew York10/23/1957 - 1/20/1961 
62 Herbert Brownell, Jr.New York1/21/1953 - 10/23/1957 
61 James P. McGraneryPennsylvania4/4/1952 - 1/20/1953 
60 J. Howard McGrathRhode Island7/27/1949 - 4/3/1952 
59 Tom C. ClarkTexas6/27/1945 - 7/26/1949 
58 Francis BiddlePennsylvania8/26/1941 - 6/26/1945 
57 Robert H. JacksonNew York1/18/1940 - 8/25/1941 
56 Frank MurphyMichigan1/2/1939 - 1/18/1940 
55 Homer Stille CummingsConnecticut3/4/1933 - 1/1/1939 
54 William D. MitchellMinnesota3/4/1929 - 3/4/1933 
53 John G. SargentVermont3/7/1925 - 3/4/1929 
52 Harlan F. StoneNew York4/7/1924 - 3/1/1925 
51 Harry M. DaughertyOhio3/4/1921 - 4/6/1924 
50 Alexander Mitchell PalmerPennsylvania3/5/1919 - 3/4/1921 
49 Thomas Watt GregoryTexas8/29/1914 - 3/4/1919 
48 James C. McReynoldsNew York3/5/1913 - 8/29/1914 
47 George W. WickershamNew York3/4/1909 - 3/4/1913 
46 Charles J. BonaparteMaryland12/17/1906 - 3/4/1909 
45 William H. MoodyMassachusetts7/1/1904 - 12/17/1906 
44 Philander C. KnoxPennsylvania4/5/1901 - 6/30/1904 
43 John W. GriggsNew Jersey1/25/1898 - 3/29/1901 
42 Joseph McKennaCalifornia3/5/1897 - 1/25/1898 
41 Judson HarmonOhio4/8/1895 - 3/4/1897 
40 Richard OlneyMassachusetts3/6/1893 - 4/7/1895 
39 William MillerIndiana3/7/1889 - 3/4/1893 
38 Augustus H. GarlandArkansas3/6/1885 - 3/4/1889 
37 Benjamin H. BrewsterPennsylvania12/16/1881 - 3/4/1885 
36 Wayne MacVeaghPennsylvania3/5/1881 - 12/15/1881 
35 Charles DevensMassachusetts3/12/1877 - 3/4/1881 
34 Alphonso TaftOhio5/22/1876 - 3/4/1877 
33 Edwards PierrepontNew York4/26/1875 - 5/21/1876 
32 George H. WilliamsOregon12/14/1871 - 4/25/1875 
31 Amos T. AkermanGeorgia11/23/1870 - 12/13/1871 
30 Ebenezer R. HoarMassachusetts3/5/1869 - 11/22/1870 
29 William M. EvartsNew York7/17/1868 - 3/4/1869 
28 Henry StanberryOhio7/23/1866 - 7/16/1868 
27 James SpeedKentucky12/2/1864 - 7/22/1866 
26 Edward BatesMissouri3/5/1861 - 11/24/1864 
25 Edwin M. StantonOhio12/20/1860 - 3/4/1861 
24 Jeremiah S. BlackPennsylvania3/6/1857 - 12/16/1860 
23 Caleb CushingMassachusetts3/7/1853 - 3/4/1857 
22 John J. CrittendenKentucky7/22/1850 - 3/4/1853 
21 Reverdy JohnsonMaryland3/8/1849 - 7/21/1850 
20 Isaac TouceyConnecticut6/21/1848 - 3/4/1849 
19 Nathan CliffordMaine10/17/1846 - 3/17/1848 
18 John Y. MasonVirginia3/5/1845 - 10/16/1846 
17 John NelsonMaryland7/1/1843 - 3/4/1845 
16 Hugh Swinton LegaréSouth Carolina9/13/1841 - 6/30/1843 
15 John J. CrittendenKentucky3/5/1841 - 9/12/1841 
14 Henry D. GilpinPennsylvania1/11/1840 - 3/4/1841 
13 Felix GrundyTennessee7/5/1838 - 1/10/1840 
12 Benjamin Franklin ButlerNew York11/15/1833 - 7/4/1838 
11 Roger B. TaneyMaryland7/20/1831 - 11/14/1833 
10 John M. BerrienGeorgia3/9/1829 - 7/19/1831 
9 William WirtVirginia11/13/1817 - 3/4/1829 
8 Richard RushPennsylvania2/10/1814 - 11/12/1817 
7 William PinkneyMaryland12/11/1811 - 2/9/1814 
6 Caesar A. RodneyDelaware1/20/1807 - 12/10/1811 
5 John BreckinridgeKentucky8/7/1805 - 12/14/1806 
4 Levi Lincoln, Sr.Massachusetts3/5/1801 - 3/2/1805 
3 Charles LeeVirginia12/10/1795 - 2/19/1801 
2 William BradfordPennsylvania1/27/1794 - 8/23/1795 
1 Edmund RandolphVirginia9/26/1789 - 1/26/1794 
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