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Attorney General of North Carolina
Rep. Jeff Jackson - 118th Congress (Updated) (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Jeff Jackson
since January 1, 2025
Member ofCouncil of State
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderWaightstill Avery
Formation1776
SalaryUS$157,403 annually
Websitencdoj.gov

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 JamesIredell.jpg James Iredell 1779 – 1782 [1]
4 AlfredMoore.jpg Alfred Moore 1782 – 1791 [1]
5 Haywood-john-by-branson.jpg John Haywood 1792 – 1795 [1]
6 Blake Baker Jr. 1795 – 1803 [1]
7 Henry Seawell.jpg Henry Seawell 1803 – 1808 [1]
8 Oliver Fitts.jpg Oliver Fitts 1808 – 1810 [1]
9 Governor William Miller.jpg William Miller 1810 [1]
10 Hutchins Gordon Burton.jpg Hutchins Gordon Burton 1810 – 1816 [1]
11 William P. Drew 1816 – 1824 [1]
12 James F. Taylor 1825 – 1828 [1]
13 Robert H. Jones.jpg Robert H. Jones 1828 [1]
14 Romulus Mitchell Saunders.jpg 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 by Brady.jpg Edward Stanly 1846 – 1848 [1]
19 B. F. Moore.jpg Bartholomew F. Moore 1848 – 1851 [1]
20 William Eaton Jr. 1851 – 1852 [1]
21 Matt Whitaker Ransom - Brady-Handy.jpg Matt Whitaker Ransom 1853 – 1855 [1]
22 Joseph B. Batchelor.png Joseph B. Batchelor 1855 – 1856 [1]
23 The Biographical Dictionary of America, vol. 01 page 185.jpg William Henry Bailey 1857 [1]
24 William A. Jenkins 1857 – 1862 [1]
25 Sion Hart Rogers.png 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.jpg Tazewell L. Hargrove 1873 – 1877 Republican [1]
30 Colonel Thomas S. Kenan.jpg Thomas S. Kenan 1877 – 1885 Democratic [1]
31 Theodore Fulton Davidson.jpg Theodore F. Davidson 1885 – 1893 Democratic [1]
32 Francis Irwin Osborne.png Frank I. Osborne 1893 – 1897 Democratic [2]
33 Zeb Vance Walser.png Zeb V. Walser 1897 – 1900 Republican [2]
34 Robert Dick Douglas.jpg Robert Dick Douglas 1900 – 1901 Republican [2]
35 Robert D. Gilmer.png Robert D. Gilmer 1901 – 1909 Democratic [2]
36 ThomasWBickett.jpg Thomas Walter Bickett 1909 – 1917 Democratic [2]
37 Justice James S. Manning.png James S. Manning 1917 – 1925 Democratic [2]
38 Dennis G. Brummitt.jpg Dennis G. Brummitt 1925 – 1935 Democratic [2]
39 A. A. F. Seawell.jpg Aaron A. F. Seawell 1935 – 1938 Democratic [2]
40 Harry McMullan.jpg Harry McMullan 1938 – 1955 Democratic [2]
41 William B. Rodman Jr.jpg William B. Rodman Jr. 1955 – 1956 Democratic [3]
42 George B. Patton.jpg George B. Patton 1956 – 1958 Democratic [2]
43 Malcolm B. Seawell.jpg Malcolm B. Seawell 1958 – 1960 Democratic [2]
44 Wade Bruton.jpg T. Wade Bruton 1960 – 1969 Democratic [2]
45 Robert Burren Morgan.jpg Robert Burren Morgan 1969 – 1974 Democratic [2]
46 James H. Carson Jr. 1969.jpg James H. Carson Jr. 1974 – 1975 Republican [2]
47 EdmistenRL.jpg Rufus L. Edmisten 1975 – 1985 Democratic [2]
48 Lacy Thornburg.jpg Lacy Thornburg 1985 – 1993 Democratic [2]
49 Mike Easley NC Attorney General 1992.jpg Mike Easley 1993 – 2001 Democratic [4]
50 Roy Cooper.jpg Roy Cooper 2001 – 2017 Democratic [5]
51 Josh Stein.jpg Josh Stein 2017 – 2025 Democratic [6]
52 Rep. Jeff Jackson - 118th Congress (Updated) (cropped).jpg Jeff Jackson 2025–present Democratic

North Carolina Attorney General Media

  • James Iredell

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 North Carolina Manual 2011, p. 192.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 North Carolina Manual 2011, p. 193.
  3. ↑ Mays 2008, p. 107.
  4. ↑ The SBI over the years: Who's been in charge. August 20, 2010. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/special-reports/article10365461.html. Retrieved August 21, 2022. 
  5. ↑ Who's On The Ballot?. Spectrum News 1 (2020)Charter Communications. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ About the Attorney GeneralNorth Carolina Department of Justice. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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