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Michigan Attorney General
Michigan government official
Michigan government official
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Attorney General |
| body | the State of Michigan |
| insignia | Seal of Michigan Attorney General.svg |
| insigniasize | 150px |
| insigniacaption | Seal of the attorney general |
| image | Dana Nessel Michigan Is Preparing for 'Every Scenario' on Election Day THE CIRCUS SHOWTIME 0-25 screenshot (cropped).jpg |
| incumbent | Dana Nessel |
| incumbentsince | January 1, 2019 |
| department | Michigan Department of Attorney General |
| style | The Honorable |
| residence | Private |
| appointer | Popular Election |
| termlength | 4 Years, Renewable Once |
| formation | 1837 |
| succession | Third |
| inaugural | Daniel LeRoy |
| website |
The attorney general of the State of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives.
Since the Michigan Constitution 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.
“Inasmuch as the office of Attorney General has common law powers as the chief law enforcement officer of the State, [they] may exercise the powers of a peace officer and may appoint special agents having this status to assist [them] in enforcing [their] powers and carrying out [their] functions” (AG Opinion No. 5236,10/20/1977).
Michigan law, MCL 14.32, provides that "[i]t shall be the duty of the attorney general, when required, to give [their] opinion upon all questions of law submitted to [them] by the legislature, or by either branch thereof, or by the governor, auditor general, treasurer or any other state officer . . . ."
Michigan's current attorney general is Democrat Dana Nessel, who was elected in November 2018, and sworn into office on January 1, 2019.
Courtesy title
The attorney general traditionally receives the courtesy title of The Honorable for life.
List of attorneys general of Michigan
| Attorney General | In office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Daniel Leroy.png | 75px]] | Daniel LeRoy | 1836–1837 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Peter Morey | 1837–1841 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Zephaniah Platt | 1841–1843 |
| [[File:Chancellor Elon Farnsworth.png | 75px]] | Elon Farnsworth | 1843–1845 |
| [[File:Bradish-Walker.jpg | 75px]] | Henry N. Walker | 1845–1847 |
| [[File:Edward Mundy.png | 75px]] | Edward Mundy | 1847–1848 |
| [[File:George Van Ness Lothrop portrait circa 1910.jpg | 75px]] | George V. N. Lothrop | 1848–1851 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | William Hale | 1851–1855 |
| [[File:Jacob M. Howard - Brady-Handy.jpg | 75px]] | Jacob M. Howard | 1855–1860 |
| [[File:Hon. Charles Upson, Mich - NARA - 527337.jpg | 75px]] | Charles Upson | 1861–1863 |
| [[File:Michigan Attorney General Albert Williams.png | 75px]] | Albert Williams | 1863–1867 |
| [[File:WilliamLStoughton.jpg | 75px]] | William L. Stoughton | 1867–1869 |
| [[File:Dwight May.png | 75px]] | Dwight May | 1869–1873 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Byron D. Ball | 1873–1874 |
| [[File:Michigan Justice Isaac Marston, The Green Bag, p. 388.jpg | 75px]] | Isaac Marston | 1874–1875 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Andrew J. Smith | 1875–1877 |
| [[File:Otto Kirchner.jpg | 75px]] | Otto Kirchner | 1877–1881 |
| [[File:Jacob J. Van Riper.jpg | 75px]] | Jacob J. Van Riper | 1881–1885 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Moses Taggart | 1885–1889 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Stephen V. R. Trowbridge | 1889–1890 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Benjamin W. Huston | 1890 |
| [[File:Michigan Attorney General Adolphus A. Ellis.png | 75px]] | Adolphus A. Ellis | 1891–1895 |
| [[File:Michigan Attorney General Fred A. Maynard.png | 75px]] | Fred A. Maynard | 1895–1899 |
| [[File:Michigan Attorney General Horace M. Oren.png | 75px]] | Horace M. Oren | 1899–1903 |
| [[File:Charles A. Blair.png | 75px]] | Charles A. Blair | 1903–1905 |
| [[File:John E. Bird.jpg | 75px]] | John E. Bird | 1905–1910 |
| [[File:Franz C. Kuhn.png | 75px]] | Franz C. Kuhn | 1910–1912 |
| [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Roger I. Wykes | 1912 |
| [[File:Grant Fellows.jpg | 75px]] | Grant Fellows | 1913–1917 |
| [[File:AlexJGroesbeck.jpg | 75px]] | Alex J. Groesbeck | 1917–1921 |
| [[File:Merlin Wiley.png | 75px]] | Merlin Wiley | 1921–1923 |
| [[File:Andrew B. Dougherty.png | 75px]] | Andrew B. Dougherty | 1923–1926 |
| [[File:Clare Retan.png | 75px]] | Clare Retan | 1926 |
| [[File:William W. Potter (1869-1940).jpg | 75px]] | William W. Potter | 1927–1929 |
| [[File:Attorney General Brucker 2.png | 75px]] | Wilber M. Brucker | 1929–1931 |
| [[File:Paul W. Voorhies.png | 75px]] | Paul W. Voorhies | 1931–1933 |
| [[File:Michigan Attorney General Patrick H. O’Brien.png | 75px]] | Patrick H. O'Brien | 1933–1935 |
| [[File:Harry S. Toy.png | 75px]] | Harry S. Toy | 1935 |
| [[File:David H. Crolwey 1937.png | 75px]] | David H. Crowley | 1935–1937 |
| [[File:Raymond Wesley Starr.png | 75px]] | Raymond Wesley Starr | 1937–1939 |
| [[File:Thomas Read Politician.jpg | 75px]] | Thomas Read | 1939-1940 |
| [[File:Herbert J. Rushton.png | 75px]] | Herbert J. Rushton | 1941–1944 |
| [[File:John R. Dethmers.png | 75px]] | John R. Dethmers | 1945–1946 |
| [[File:Foss O. Eldred.png | 75px]] | Foss O. Eldred | 1946 |
| [[File:Eugene F. Black.png | 75px]] | Eugene F. Black | 1947–1949 |
| [[File:Stephen John Roth.png | 75px]] | Stephen John Roth | 1949–1951 |
| [[File:Frank Millard 1953.png | 75px]] | Frank Millard | 1951–1955 |
| [[File:Thomas M. Kavanagh.png | 75px]] | Thomas M. Kavanagh | 1955–1957 |
| [[File:Paul L. Adams.png | 75px]] | Paul L. Adams | 1957–1961 |
| [[File:Frank J. Kelley.jpg | 75px]] | Frank J. Kelley | 1961–1999 |
| [[File:Jennifer Granholm 5.jpg | 75px]] | Jennifer Granholm | 1999–2003 |
| [[File:Mike Cox Summer 2009.JPG | 75px]] | Mike Cox | 2003–2011 |
| [[File:President Donald Trump with Bill Schuette (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | Bill Schuette | 2011–2019 |
| [[File:Dana Nessel 20190202 110126 (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | Dana Nessel | 2019–present |
Source: Michigan Manual 2003-2004, Chapter IV, Former Officials of Michigan
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