<P> No party (1) Federalist (3) Democratic - Republican (5) Democratic (34) Whig (4) Republican (38) </P> <Dl> <Dt> Status </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State of Residence </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> President (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edmund Randolph </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> September 26, 1789 </Td> <Td> January 26, 1794 </Td> <Th> </Th> <Td> George Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Bradford </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> January 27, 1794 </Td> <Td> August 23, 1795 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Lee </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> December 10, 1795 </Td> <Td> February 19, 1801 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Levi Lincoln Sr . </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> March 5, 1801 </Td> <Td> March 2, 1805 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Breckinridge </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> August 7, 1805 </Td> <Td> December 14, 1806 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Caesar A. Rodney </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> January 20, 1807 </Td> <Td> December 10, 1811 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Madison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Pinkney </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> December 11, 1811 </Td> <Td> February 9, 1814 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Richard Rush </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> February 10, 1814 </Td> <Td> November 12, 1817 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Wirt </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> November 13, 1817 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1829 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Monroe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Quincy Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John M. Berrien </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> March 9, 1829 </Td> <Td> July 19, 1831 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Roger B. Taney </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> July 20, 1831 </Td> <Td> November 14, 1833 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin Franklin Butler </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> November 15, 1833 </Td> <Td> July 4, 1838 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Martin Van Buren </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Felix Grundy </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> July 5, 1838 </Td> <Td> January 10, 1840 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry D. Gilpin </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> January 11, 1840 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1841 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John J. Crittenden </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> March 5, 1841 </Td> <Td> September 12, 1841 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Henry Harrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Tyler </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hugh S. Legaré </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> September 13, 1841 </Td> <Td> June 20, 1843 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Nelson </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> July 1, 1843 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1845 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Y. Mason </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> March 5, 1845 </Td> <Td> October 16, 1846 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James K. Polk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nathan Clifford </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> October 17, 1846 </Td> <Td> March 17, 1848 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Isaac Toucey </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> June 21, 1848 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1849 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Reverdy Johnson </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> March 8, 1849 </Td> <Td> July 21, 1850 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zachary Taylor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John J. Crittenden </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> July 22, 1850 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1853 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Millard Fillmore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Caleb Cushing </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> March 7, 1853 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1857 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Franklin Pierce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jeremiah S. Black </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> March 6, 1857 </Td> <Td> December 16, 1860 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Buchanan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edwin M. Stanton </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> December 20, 1860 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Bates </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> March 5, 1861 </Td> <Td> November 24, 1864 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 27 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Speed </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> December 2, 1864 </Td> <Td> July 22, 1866 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Johnson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Stanbery </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> July 23, 1866 </Td> <Td> July 16, 1868 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William M. Evarts </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> July 17, 1868 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1869 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ebenezer R. Hoar </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> March 5, 1869 </Td> <Td> November 22, 1870 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Amos T. Akerman </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> November 23, 1870 </Td> <Td> December 13, 1871 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 32 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> George Henry Williams </Td> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> December 14, 1871 </Td> <Td> April 25, 1875 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 33 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edwards Pierrepont </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> April 26, 1875 </Td> <Td> May 21, 1876 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 34 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alphonso Taft </Td> <Td> Ohio (born in Vermont) </Td> <Td> May 22, 1876 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1877 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 35 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Devens </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> March 12, 1877 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1881 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rutherford B. Hayes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 36 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wayne MacVeagh </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> March 5, 1881 </Td> <Td> December 15, 1881 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James A. Garfield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chester A. Arthur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 37 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin H. Brewster </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> December 16, 1881 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1885 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Augustus H. Garland </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> March 6, 1885 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1889 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 39 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William H.H. Miller </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> March 7, 1889 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1893 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin Harrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Richard Olney </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> March 6, 1893 </Td> <Td> April 7, 1895 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 41 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Judson Harmon </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> April 8, 1895 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1897 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 42 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joseph McKenna </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> March 5, 1897 </Td> <Td> January 25, 1898 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William McKinley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 43 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John W. Griggs </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> January 25, 1898 </Td> <Td> March 29, 1901 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 44 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Philander C. Knox </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> April 5, 1901 </Td> <Td> June 30, 1904 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Theodore Roosevelt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 45 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William H. Moody </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> July 1, 1904 </Td> <Td> December 17, 1906 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 46 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles J. Bonaparte </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> December 17, 1906 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1909 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 47 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> George W. Wickersham </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 4, 1909 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1913 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Howard Taft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James C. McReynolds </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> March 5, 1913 </Td> <Td> August 29, 1914 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thomas Watt Gregory </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> August 29, 1914 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 50 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alexander Mitchell Palmer </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> March 5, 1919 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1921 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 51 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harry M. Daugherty </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> March 4, 1921 </Td> <Td> April 6, 1924 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Warren G. Harding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 52 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harlan F. Stone </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> April 7, 1924 </Td> <Td> March 1, 1925 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John G. Sargent </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> March 7, 1925 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1929 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William D. Mitchell </Td> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> March 4, 1929 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1933 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 55 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Homer Stille Cummings </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> March 4, 1933 </Td> <Td> January 1, 1939 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 56 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frank Murphy </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> January 2, 1939 </Td> <Td> January 18, 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 57 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert H. Jackson </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> January 18, 1940 </Td> <Td> August 25, 1941 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 58 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francis Biddle </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> August 26, 1941 </Td> <Td> June 26, 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harry S. Truman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 59 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tom C. Clark </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> June 27, 1945 </Td> <Td> July 26, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 60 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> J. Howard McGrath </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> July 27, 1949 </Td> <Td> April 3, 1952 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 61 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James P. McGranery </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> April 4, 1952 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1953 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 62 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Herbert Brownell Jr . </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> January 21, 1953 </Td> <Td> October 23, 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 63 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William P. Rogers </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> October 23, 1957 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 64 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> January 20, 1961 </Td> <Td> September 3, 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 65 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nicholas Katzenbach </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> September 4, 1964 </Td> <Td> January 28, 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 28, 1965 </Td> <Td> November 28, 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 66 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ramsey Clark </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> November 28, 1966 </Td> <Td> March 10, 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 10, 1967 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 67 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John N. Mitchell </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> January 20, 1969 </Td> <Td> February 15, 1972 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 68 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Richard Kleindienst </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> February 15, 1972 </Td> <Td> May 25, 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 69 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elliot Richardson </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> May 25, 1973 </Td> <Td> October 20, 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Bork Acting </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> October 20, 1973 </Td> <Td> January 4, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 70 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William B. Saxbe </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> January 4, 1974 </Td> <Td> January 14, 1975 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 71 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward H. Levi </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> January 14, 1975 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dick Thornburgh Acting </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> January 20, 1977 </Td> <Td> January 26, 1977 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 72 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Griffin Bell </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> January 26, 1977 </Td> <Td> August 16, 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 73 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin Civiletti </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> August 16, 1979 </Td> <Td> January 19, 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 74 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William French Smith </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> January 23, 1981 </Td> <Td> February 25, 1985 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 75 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edwin Meese </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> February 25, 1985 </Td> <Td> August 12, 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 76 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dick Thornburgh </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> August 12, 1988 </Td> <Td> August 15, 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 77 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William P. Barr </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> August 16, 1991 </Td> <Td> November 26, 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 26, 1991 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stuart M. Gerson Acting </Td> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> <Td> January 20, 1993 </Td> <Td> March 12, 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 78 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Janet Reno </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> March 12, 1993 </Td> <Td> January 20, 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Eric Holder Acting </Td> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> <Td> January 20, 2001 </Td> <Td> February 2, 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 79 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Ashcroft </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> February 2, 2001 </Td> <Td> February 3, 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 80 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alberto Gonzales </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> February 3, 2005 </Td> <Td> September 17, 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Paul Clement Acting </Td> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> <Td> September 17, 2007 </Td> <Td> September 18, 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Peter Keisler Acting </Td> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> <Td> September 18, 2007 </Td> <Td> November 9, 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 81 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Michael Mukasey </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> November 9, 2007 </Td> <Td> January 20, 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mark Filip Acting </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> January 20, 2009 </Td> <Td> February 3, 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 82 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Eric Holder </Td> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> <Td> February 3, 2009 </Td> <Td> April 27, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 83 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Loretta Lynch </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> April 27, 2015 </Td> <Td> January 20, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sally Yates Acting </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> January 20, 2017 </Td> <Td> January 30, 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Donald Trump </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dana Boente Acting </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> January 30, 2017 </Td> <Td> February 9, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 84 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jeff Sessions </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> February 9, 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State of Residence </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> President (s) </Th> </Tr>

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