Attorney General of California

The **attorney general of California** is the state attorney general of the government of California. The attorney general carries out the responsibilities of the office through the California Department of Justice.

## Duties

- As the state's chief law officer, ensures that the laws of the state are enforced.
- Heads the Department of Justice, which is responsible for providing state legal services and support for local law enforcement.
- Acts as the chief counsel in the state.
Oversees law enforcement agencies, including district attorneys and sheriffs.

## List of attorney generals

|No.|Portrait|Name|colspan="2"|Party|Term|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Edward J. C. Kewen|style="background-color:"||Democratic|1849 – 1850|
||James A. McDougall|style="background-color:"||Democratic|1850 – 1851|
||Serranus C. Hastings|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 5, 1852 – January 2, 1854|
||John R. McConnell|style="background-color:"||Democratic|1854 – 1856|
||William M. Stewart|style="background-color:"||Democratic|June 7, 1853 – December 1853|
||William T. Wallace|style="background-color:"||American|January 1856 – January 1858|
||Thomas H. Williams|style="background-color:"||Democratic|1858 – 1862|
||Frank M. Pixley|style="background-color:"||Republican|1862 – 1863|
||John G. McCullough|style="background-color:"||Republican|1863 – 1867|
||Jo Hamilton|style="background-color:"||Democratic|December 5, 1867 – December 8, 1871|
||John L. Love|style="background-color:"||Republican|1871 – 1875|
||Jo Hamilton|style="background-color:"||Democratic|December 9, 1875 – January 8, 1880|
||Augustus L. Hart|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 8, 1880 – January 10, 1883|
||Edward C. Marshall|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 10, 1883 – January 8, 1887|
||George A. Johnson|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 8, 1887 – January 8, 1891|
||William H. H. Hart|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 8, 1891 – January 11, 1895|
||William F. Fitzgerald|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899|
||Tirey L. Ford|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 4, 1899 – September 14, 1902|
||Ulysses S. Webb|style="background-color:"||Republican|September 15, 1902 – January 3, 1939|
||Earl Warren|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 3, 1939 – January 4, 1943|
||Robert W. Kenny|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 4, 1943 – January 5, 1947|
||Frederick N. Howser|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 5, 1947 – January 8, 1951|
||Pat Brown|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 8, 1951 – January 5, 1959|
||Stanley Mosk|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 5, 1959 – August 31, 1964|
||Thomas C. Lynch|style="background-color:"||Democratic|August 31, 1964 – January 4, 1971|
||Evelle J. Younger|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 4, 1971 – January 8, 1979|
||George Deukmejian|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 8, 1979 – January 3, 1983|
||John Van de Kamp|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991|
||Dan Lungren|style="background-color:"||Republican|January 7, 1991 – January 4, 1999|
||Bill Lockyer|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 4, 1999 – January 8, 2007|
||Jerry Brown|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 8, 2007 – January 3, 2011|
||Kamala Harris<nowiki/>|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017|
||Xavier Becerra|style="background-color:"||Democratic|January 24, 2017 – March 18, 2021|
||Rob Bonta|style="background-color:"||Democratic|April 23, 2021 – _Incumbent_|

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: Attorney General
- **body**: California
- **insignia**: CA-DOJ-LOGO.png
- **insigniasize**: 120px
- **insigniacaption**: Seal of the attorney general
- **image**: AG Rob Bonta official (cropped).jpg
- **incumbent**: Rob Bonta
- **incumbentsince**: April 23, 2021
- **department**: California Department of Justice
- **style**: The Honorable
- **termlength**: Four years, two term limit
- **salary**: $151,127
- **formation**: Constitution of California
- **inaugural**: Edward J. C. Kewen
1849
- **unofficial names**: California Attorney General