The Attorney-General of Mississippi is the chief legal officer of the state and serves as the State's lawyer. Only the Attorney-General can bring or defend a lawsuit on behalf of the State.
Attorneys-General are elected statewide for 4-year terms with no term limits. The qualification for office is that one must be qualified elector, at least 26 years of ages, a practicing attorney for 5 years, and a citizen of the state for 5 years before the date of election.
| Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Lyman Harding | 1818-1820 | |
| Edward Turner | 1820-1821 | |
| Thomas B. Reed | 1821-1825 | |
| Richard Stockton | 1825-1828 | |
| George Adams | 1828-1829 | |
| Robert H. Buckner | 1829-1830 | |
| R.M. Gaines | 1830-1834 | |
| M.D. Patton | 1834-1837 | |
| T.F. Collins | 1837-1841 | |
| John D. Freeman | 1841-1853 | |
| D.C. Glenn | 1853-1857 | |
| T.J. Wharton | 1857-1865 | |
| Charles E. Hooker | 1865-1868 | |
| Jasper Myers | 1868-1870 | |
| Joshua S. Morris | 1870-1874 | |
| George E. Harris | 1874-1878 | |
| Thomas C. Catchings | 1878-1885 | |
| Thomas S. Ford | 1885-1886 | |
| T. Marshall Miller | 1886-1893 | |
| Frank Johnston | 1893-1896 | |
| Wiley N. Nash | 1896-1900 | Democrat |
| Monroe McClurg | 1900-1903 | Democrat |
| William Williams | 1903-1907 | Democrat |
| Robert Virgil Fletcher | 1907-1908 | Democrat |
| J. Bowman Sterling | 1908-1910 | Democrat |
| Shepherd Spencer Hudson | 1910-1912 | Democrat |
| Rosser Alexander Collins | 1912-1920 | Democrat |
| Frank Roberson | 1920-1923 | Democrat |
| C.D. Potter | 1923-1924 | Democrat |
| Rush Hightower Knox | 1924-1928 | Democrat |
| George T. Mitchell | 1928-1932 | Democrat |
| Greek L. Rice | 1932-1952 | Democrat |
| James Plemon (J.P.) Coleman | 1952-1956 | Democrat |
| Joseph Turner Patterson | 1956-1969 | Democrat |
| Albioun Fernando Summer | 1969-1980 | Democrat |
| William A. (Bill) Allain | 1980-1984 | Democrat |
| Edwin Lloyd (Ed) Pittman | 1984-1988 | Democrat |
| Mike Moore | 1988-2004 | Democrat |
| Jim Hood | 2004-present | Democrat |