Attorney General of California
# Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Edward J. C. Kewen 1849 1850 Democratic
2 James A. McDougall 1850 1851 Democratic
3 S. Clinton Hastings 1852 1854 Democratic
4 William M. Stewart Acting 1854 1854 Democratic
5 John R. McConnell 1854 1856 Democratic
6 William T. Wallace 1856 1858 American
7 Thomas H. Williams 1858 1862 Democratic
8 Frank M. Pixley 1862 1863 Republican
9 John G. McCullough 1863 1867 Union
10 Jo Hamilton 1867 1871 Democratic
11 John Lord Love 1871 1875 Republican
12 Jo Hamilton 1875 1880 Democratic
13 Augustus L. Hart 1880 1883 Republican
14 Edward C. Marshall 1883 1887 Democratic
15 George A. Johnson 1887 1891 Democratic
16 William H. H. Hart 1891 1895 Republican
17 William F. Fitzgerald 1895 1899 Republican
18 Tirey L. Ford 1899 1902 Republican
19 Ulysses S. Webb 1902 1939 Republican
20 Earl Warren 1939 1943 Republican
List of attorneys general of California
The Attorney General of California is the state attorney general of the Government of California. The officer's duty is to ensure that the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced (Constitution of California, Article V, Section 13.) The Attorney General carries out the responsibilities of the office through the California Department of Justice. The Department employs over 1,100 attorneys and 3,700 non-attorney employees. The California Attorney General is elected to a four-year term, with a maximum of two terms. The election is held at the same statewide election as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Insurance Commissioner.