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 | 1841–1843 | |
| Elon Farnsworth | 1843–1845 | |
| Henry N. Walker | 1845–1847 | |
| Edward Mundy | 1847–1848 | |
| George V. N. Lothrop | 1848-1851 | |
| William Hale | 1851–1854 | |
| Jacob M. Howard | 1855–1860 | |
| Charles Upson | 1861–1862 | |
| Albert Williams | 1863–1866 | |
| William L. Stoughton | 1867–1868 | |
| Dwight May | 1869–1872 | |
| Byron D. Ball | 1873–1874 | |
| Isaac Marston | 1874 | |
| Andrew J. Smith | 1875–1876 | |
| Otto Kirchner | 1877–1880 | |
| Jacob J. Van Riper | 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 | 1903-1904 | |
| John E. Bird | 1905-1910 | |
| Franz C. Kuhn | 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 | 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 | 1937-1938 | |
| Thomas Read | 1939-1940 | |
| Herbert J. Rushton | 1941-1944 | |
| John R. Dethmers | 1945-1946 | |
| Foss O. Eldred | 1946 | |
| Eugene F. Black | 1947-1948 | |
| Stephen John Roth | 1949-1950 | |
| Frank G. Millard | 1951-1954 | Republican |
| Thomas M. Kavanagh | 1955-1957 | Democratic |
| Paul L. Adams | 1957-1961 | Democratic |
| Frank J. Kelley | 1961-1999 | Democratic |
| Jennifer M. Granholm | 1999-2003 | Democratic |
| Mike Cox | 2003–2011 | Republican |
| Bill Schuette | Incumbent Since 2011 | Republican |
Source: Michigan Manual 2003-2004, Chapter IV, Former Officials of Michigan
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