The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 and one of four great offices of state

Great Offices of State

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. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor

Governor of Michigan

The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:...

, lieutenant governor

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state...

, secretary of state, members of the Senate

Michigan Senate

The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents....

 and members of the House of Representatives.

Since the Michigan Constitution

Michigan Constitution

The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the governing document of the U.S. state of Michigan. It describes the structure and function of the state's government....

 of 1963 was adopted, the attorney general has served a term of four years. The officeholder is also limited to two terms, for a total of eight possible years of service; ten possible years of service if the officeholder serves two full terms and less than half of one term as a replacement. Until 1950, the attorney general was appointed by the governor.

Michigan's current attorney general is Bill Schuette

Bill Schuette

William Duncan "Bill" Schuette is an American Republican politician and the current Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:...

, who was elected in November, 2010, and sworn into office on January 1, 2011

Courtesy title

The attorney general traditionally receives the courtesy title of The Honorable (abbreviated to Hon. or Hon'ble) for life.

Michigan Attorney General	Term of Service	Political Party
Daniel LeRoy	1836–1837
Peter Morey	1837–1841
Zephaniah Platt Zephaniah Platt (Michigan Attorney General) Zephaniah Platt was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan...	1841–1843
Elon Farnsworth Elon Farnsworth (Michigan Attorney General) Elon Farnsworth was an American lawyer and politician. He served as both Attorney General and Chancellor of the state of Michigan.- Biography :...	1843–1845
Henry N. Walker	1845–1847
Edward Mundy Edward Mundy (politician) Edward Mundy was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as its first Lieutenant Governor.-Biography:...	1847–1848
George V. N. Lothrop George V. N. Lothrop George Van Ness Lothrop was a politician in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the seventh Michigan Attorney General from 1848 until 1851.-Biography:...	1848-1851
William Hale	1851–1854
Jacob M. Howard Jacob M. Howard Jacob Merritt Howard was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan during and after the American Civil War.-Early life:...	1855–1860
Charles Upson Charles Upson Charles Upson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Upson was born in Southington, Connecticut to Lydia Upson and Asahel Upson . He attended the district and select schools of Southington and later taught school in Farmington from 1840 to 1842...	1861–1862
Albert Williams	1863–1866
William L. Stoughton William L. Stoughton William Lewis Stoughton was a politician and soldier from U.S. state of Michigan who served in the United States Congress, as well as serving as a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Stoughton was born in Bangor, New York. He attended Kirtland,...	1867–1868
Dwight May Dwight May Dwight May was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life:May was born in Sandisfield, Massachusetts to Rockwell and Celestia May and moved to Richland, Michigan at the approximate age of twelve...	1869–1872
Byron D. Ball	1873–1874
Isaac Marston	1874
Andrew J. Smith	1875–1876
Otto Kirchner	1877–1880
Jacob J. Van Riper Jacob J. Van Riper Jacob J. Van Riper was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Attorney General of the State of Michigan from 1881 to 1885. He later served as a probate judge in Berrien County, Michigan from 1893 to 1901. He also served on the University of Michigan Board of Regents from 1880 to 1886....	1881-1884
Moses Taggart	1885-1888
Stephen V. R. Trowbridge	1889–1890
Benjamin W. Huston	1890
Adolphus A. Ellis	1891–1894
Fred A. Maynard	1895–1898
Horace M. Oren	1899-1902
Charles A. Blair Charles A. Blair Charles A. Blair was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1905 until 1912.Blair was born in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Austin Blair. He received a bachelors degree from the University of Michigan and then studied law at his father's law office. He passed the bar in 1878 and the...	1903-1904
John E. Bird John E. Bird John E. Bird was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1910-1928.Bird was born in Clayton, Michigan. Bird graduated from Adrian College. He was admitted to the bar and in 1894 was elected prosecuting attorney for Lenawee County. He served in this position until 1899.In 1905 Bird was...	1905-1910
Franz C. Kuhn Franz C. Kuhn Franz C. Kuhn was born in Detroit on February 8, 1872. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he began practicing law in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He was elected Macomb County prosecuting attorney in 1898. He also was a probate judge and became the Michigan Attorney General in 1910. In...	1910-1912
Roger I. Wykes	1912
Grant Fellows	1913-1916
Alexander J. Groesbeck	1917-1920
Merlin Wiley	1921-1923
Andrew B. Dougherty	1923-1926
Clare Retan	1926
William W. Potter William W. Potter (Michigan politician) William W. Potter was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Potter was born to Lucien B. and Clarinda L. Potter in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan. He was a resident of East Lansing and was married to Margaret D...	1927-1928
Wilber M. Brucker	1928-1930
Paul W. Voorhies	1931-1932
Patrick H. O’Brien	1933-1934
Harry S. Toy	1935
David H. Crowley	1935-1936
Raymond Wesley Starr Raymond Wesley Starr Raymond Wesley Starr was a United States federal judge.Born in Harbor Springs, Michigan, Starr received an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1910...	1937-1938
Thomas Read	1939-1940
Herbert J. Rushton	1941-1944
John R. Dethmers John R. Dethmers John R. Dethmers was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Dethmers was born in Plessis in O'Brien County, Iowa. He resided in Orange City, Iowa, Holland, Michigan, and East Lansing, Michigan. He enrolled at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, then went on to the University of Michigan Law...	1945-1946
Foss O. Eldred Foss O. Eldred Foss O. Eldred was Attorney General of Michigan in 1946 when he was appointed to fill out an unexpired term. He also held many other political offices....	1946
Eugene F. Black Eugene F. Black Eugene F. Black was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1956 to 1972.Black studied law at both the Detroit College of Law and the University of Michigan Law School. He passed the bar in 1925. In 1945, Black was elected Michigan Attorney General as a Republican, but he did not seek...	1947-1948
Stephen John Roth Stephen John Roth Stephen John Roth was a United States federal judge.Roth received a Ph.B. from the University of Notre Dame in 1931, and an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1935. He was in private practice in Flint, Michigan, 1935–37, 1939–41, 1943, 1945-48 from 1950 to 52...	1949-1950
Frank G. Millard Frank Millard Frank Gurnee Millard was an American politician and football player.Millard was born in Corunna, Michigan in 1892, the son of Frank A. Millard and Emma Millard. He attended the public schools in Corunna. He subsequently attended the University of Michigan, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1914...	1951-1954	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Thomas M. Kavanagh Thomas M. Kavanagh Thomas Matthew Kavanagh was an American politician. Born near Carson City, Michigan he served as the 48th Michigan Attorney General from 1955 to 1957. Thomas Kavanagh went on to serve as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1958 to 1975 which included eight years as Chief Justice from...	1955-1957	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Paul L. Adams Paul L. Adams Paul L. Adams was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1962 and also from 1964-1972.Adams was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He received a bachelor's, master's and a law degree all from the University of Michigan. He was mayor of Sault Ste...	1957-1961	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Frank J. Kelley Frank J. Kelley Frank J. Kelley , was the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office, from 1961 to 1998, made him both the youngest and oldest Attorney General in the state's history, and led to his nickname as the "Eternal General". He is the longest serving state attorney...	1961-1999	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Jennifer M. Granholm	1999-2003	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Mike Cox Mike Cox Mike Cox was Michigan's 52nd Attorney General; the first Republican to hold that office since 1955. Cox took office in 2003 and won re-election in 2006. Michigan Governor Jennifer M...	2003–2011	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Bill Schuette Bill Schuette William Duncan "Bill" Schuette is an American Republican politician and the current Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:...	Incumbent Since 2011	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

Source: Michigan Manual 2003-2004, Chapter IV, Former Officials of Michigan