North Carolina Attorney General

Attorney General of North Carolina
Incumbent
Jeff Jackson
since January 1, 2025
Member ofCouncil of State
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderWaightstill Avery
Formation1776
SalaryUS$157,403 annually
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The attorney general of North Carolina is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The incumbent attorney general, Jeff Jackson, taking office on January 1, 2025.

List of attorneys general

Elected by the legislature

Attorneys General
No. Attorney General Term in office Source
1 Thomas McGuire 1767 – 1776 [1]
2 Waightstill Avery 1777 – 1779 [1]
3 James Iredell 1779 – 1782 [1]
4 Alfred Moore 1782 – 1791 [1]
5 John Haywood 1792 – 1795 [1]
6 Blake Baker Jr. 1795 – 1803 [1]
7 Henry Seawell 1803 – 1808 [1]
8 Oliver Fitts 1808 – 1810 [1]
9 William Miller 1810 [1]
10 Hutchins Gordon Burton 1810 – 1816 [1]
11 William P. Drew 1816 – 1824 [1]
12 James F. Taylor 1825 – 1828 [1]
13 Robert H. Jones 1828 [1]
14 Romulus Mitchell Saunders 1828 – 1834 [1]
15 John Reeves Jones Daniel 1835 – 1841 [1]
16 Hugh McQueen 1841 – 1842 [1]
17 Spier Whitaker 1842 – 1846 [1]
18 Edward Stanly 1846 – 1848 [1]
19 Bartholomew F. Moore 1848 – 1851 [1]
20 William Eaton Jr. 1851 – 1852 [1]
21 Matt Whitaker Ransom 1853 – 1855 [1]
22 Joseph B. Batchelor 1855 – 1856 [1]
23 William Henry Bailey 1857 [1]
24 William A. Jenkins 1857 – 1862 [1]
25 Sion Hart Rogers 1863 – 1868 [1]

Popularly elected

Attorneys General
No. Attorney General Term in office Party Source
26 William M. Coleman 1868 – 1869 Republican [1]
27 Lewis P. Olds 1869 – 1870 Republican [1]
28 William Marcus Shipp 1870 – 1873 Democratic [1]
29 Tazewell L. Hargrove 1873 – 1877 Republican [1]
30 Thomas S. Kenan 1877 – 1885 Democratic [1]
31 Theodore F. Davidson 1885 – 1893 Democratic [1]
32 Frank I. Osborne 1893 – 1897 Democratic [2]
33 Zeb V. Walser 1897 – 1900 Republican [2]
34 Robert Dick Douglas 1900 – 1901 Republican [2]
35 Robert D. Gilmer 1901 – 1909 Democratic [2]
36 Thomas Walter Bickett 1909 – 1917 Democratic [2]
37 James S. Manning 1917 – 1925 Democratic [2]
38 Dennis G. Brummitt 1925 – 1935 Democratic [2]
39 Aaron A. F. Seawell 1935 – 1938 Democratic [2]
40 Harry McMullan 1938 – 1955 Democratic [2]
41 William B. Rodman Jr. 1955 – 1956 Democratic [3]
42 George B. Patton 1956 – 1958 Democratic [2]
43 Malcolm B. Seawell 1958 – 1960 Democratic [2]
44 T. Wade Bruton 1960 – 1969 Democratic [2]
45 Robert Burren Morgan 1969 – 1974 Democratic [2]
46 James H. Carson Jr. 1974 – 1975 Republican [2]
47 Rufus L. Edmisten 1975 – 1985 Democratic [2]
48 Lacy Thornburg 1985 – 1993 Democratic [2]
49 Mike Easley 1993 – 2001 Democratic [4]
50 Roy Cooper 2001 – 2017 Democratic [5]
51 Josh Stein 2017 – 2025 Democratic [6]
52 Jeff Jackson 2025–present Democratic

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 North Carolina Manual 2011, p. 192.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 North Carolina Manual 2011, p. 193.
  3. ↑ Mays 2008, p. 107.
  4. ↑ "The SBI over the years: Who's been in charge". The News & Observer. August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Who's On The Ballot?". Spectrum News 1. Charter Communications. 2020. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "About the Attorney General". North Carolina Department of Justice. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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