Pennsylvania Attorney General

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Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Incumbent
Dave Sunday
since January 21, 2025
AppointerDirect popular vote
Term length Four years
Formation1683
Salary$162,000 per year
Website Official website

The Pennsylvania attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1980. [1] The current attorney general is Republican Dave Sunday.

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On August 15, 2016, then-Attorney General Kathleen Kane was convicted of criminal charges, including conspiracy, perjury, and obstruction of justice, [2] [3] and announced her resignation the following day, effective August 17. [4] Consequently, as the Solicitor General, Bruce Castor assumed the office as Acting Attorney General. [5] Governor Tom Wolf nominated Bruce Beemer to serve out the remaining balance of Kane's term which expired in January 2017. Democrat Josh Shapiro succeeded Beemer. Shapiro was elected governor in 2022, and appointed Michelle Henry as his successor in 2023. Henry was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate in her own right later that year.

Authority and responsibilities

The Commonwealth Attorneys Act of 1980 [6] established the Office of Attorney General as an independent office headed by an elected attorney general. [7] The office has the responsibility for the prosecution of those crimes prosecuted by the commonwealth, including organized crime and public corruption, as well as civil litigation on behalf of some, but not all, commonwealth agencies and the civil enforcement of some commonwealth laws, including laws pertaining to consumer protection and charities. The attorney general may act on behalf of consumers to issue cease and desist orders. [8] [9] The attorney general represents the commonwealth in all actions brought by or against the commonwealth and reviews all proposed rules and regulations by commonwealth agencies. [10]

The attorney general also serves as a member of the Board of Pardons, the joint Committee on Documents, the Hazardous Substances Transportation Board, the Board of Finance and Revenue, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Civil Disorder Commission and the Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission.

List of attorneys general

There have been four styles of selection of Pennsylvania Attorney General. The first phase was colonial, with the first attorney general commissioned in 1683. At the outbreak of the Revolution, the sitting attorney general, a loyalist, fled, and new attorneys general were appointed, under the Constitution of 1776, by the state president (or vice-president) with the Supreme Executive Council. Under the new constitution of 1790, attorneys general were appointed by the governor, subject to approval by the legislature (similar to how the United States Attorney General is appointed by the president of the United States). This remained in the Constitutions of 1838, 1874, and 1968. In 1978, voters approved an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution making the office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General an elected position, effective as of the general election of 1980.

Note that before William Penn, there were attorneys general for New Sweden as early as 1643. [11]

Colonial attorneys general

Under the influence of David Lloyd, who served 1686–1710, Pennsylvania developed its first judicial system. Andrew Hamilton, who served 1717–1726, strongly influenced Pennsylvania law away from some aspects of the British system. [11]

President/Council appointed attorneys general

ImageNameTook officeLeft officeComment
John Morris Jr.July 16, 1777November 1, 1777pro tem [12]
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, by Charles Willson Peale.jpg Jonathan D. Sergeant November 1, 1777November 23, 1780Resigned [13]
William Bradford, AG.jpg William Bradford November 23, 1780—Re-commissioned

Attorneys general appointed between 1791 and 1920

ImageNameTook officeLeft officeComment
William Bradford, AG.jpg William Bradford June 9, 1791August 20, 1791Resigned [14]
Jared Ingersoll (cropped 3x4).jpg Jared Ingersoll August 20, 1791May 10, 1800
Joseph B. McKean May 10, 1800July 22, 1808
Mahlon Dickerson (cropped).jpg Mahlon Dickerson July 22, 1808January 9, 1809
Walter Franklin, 1773-1836.jpg Walter Franklin January 9, 1809October 2, 1810Resigned [15]
Joseph Reed October 2, 1810January 26, 1811
RichardRush.jpeg Richard Rush January 26, 1811December 13, 1811
Jared Ingersoll (cropped 3x4).jpg Jared Ingersoll December 13, 1811December 21, 1816
Amos Ellmaker.jpg Amos Ellmaker December 21, 1816July 7, 1819
Thomas Sergeant July 7, 1819December 20, 1820
Thomas Elder December 20, 1820December 18, 1823
Frederick Smith, 1773-1830.jpg Frederick Smith December 18, 1823February 5, 1828Resigned [16]
Calvin Blythe, silhouette.jpg Calvin Blythe February 5, 1828May 6, 1828
Amos Ellmaker.jpg Amos Ellmaker May 6, 1828August 17, 1829
Philip S. Markley August 17, 1829February 10, 1830
Samuel Douglas February 10, 1830January 29, 1833
Ellis Lewis.jpg Ellis Lewis January 29, 1833October 14, 1833Resigned [17]
George M. Dallas cph.3a03478.jpg George M. Dallas October 14, 1833December 1, 1835
James Todd, 1786-1863.jpg James Todd [18] December 18, 1835April 2, 1838Resigned [19]
William Bradford Reed.jpg William B. Reed April 2, 1838January 15, 1839
Ovid F. Johnson January 15, 1839January 21, 1845
John Neagle - John Kintzing Kane - y1945-207 - Princeton University Art Museum.jpg John K. Kane January 21, 1845June 17, 1846 [20] Resigned [21]
John M. Read, undated.jpg John M. Read June 23, 1846December 18, 1846Resigned
Benjamin Champneys.jpg Benjamin Champneys December 18, 1846July 31, 1848
JCooper.jpg James Cooper July 31, 1848December 30, 1848Resigned
Cornelius Darragh January 4, 1849April 28, 1851
Thomas Emlen Franklin.jpg Thomas E. Franklin April 28, 1851January 21, 1852
JamesCampbell1.JPG James Campbell January 21, 1852March 8, 1853Resigned [22]
Francis Wade Hughes March 14, 1853January 17, 1855
Thomas Emlen Franklin.jpg Thomas E. Franklin January 17, 1855January 19, 1858
John C. Knox of Pennsylvania, 1817-1880.jpg John C. Knox January 19, 1858January 16, 1861
SamuelAndersonPurviance.jpg Samuel A. Purviance January 16, 1861June 3, 1861
WMMeredith.jpg William M. Meredith June 3, 1861January 16, 1867
BenjaminHBrewster.jpg Benjamin Harris Brewster January 16, 1867October 25, 1869Resigned
Frederick Carroll Brewster, 1825-1898.jpg F. Carroll Brewster October 26, 1869January 22, 1873
Samuel E. Dimmick January 22, 1873October 11, 1875Died in office
George Lear, 1818-1884.jpg George Lear December 7, 1875February 26, 1879
Henry W. Palmer.jpg Henry W. Palmer February 26, 1879January 17, 1883
Lewis Cochran Cassidy, 1829-1889.jpg Lewis C. Cassidy January 17, 1883January 18, 1887
William Sebring Kirkpatrick, 1844-1932.jpg William S. Kirkpatrick January 18, 1887January 10, 1891
William Uhler Hensel.jpg W. U. Hensel January 10, 1891January 15, 1895
Henry Clay McCormick.jpg Henry Clay McCormick January 15, 1895January 18, 1899
John P. Elkin, 1860-1915.jpg John P. Elkin January 18, 1899January 21, 1903
Hampton Lawrence Carson, 1852-1929.jpg Hampton L. Carson January 21, 1903January 16, 1907
Moses Hampton Todd.jpg Moses Hampton Todd January 16, 1907January 17, 1911
JohnCBell-by-JulianStory-CROP.jpg John C. Bell January 17, 1911January 19, 1915
Francis Shunk Brown.jpg Francis Shunk Brown January 19, 1915January 21, 1919
SCHAFFER, W.I. JUSTICE LCCN2016860406.jpg William I. Schaffer January 21, 1919December 14, 1920Resigned

Attorneys general appointed between 1920 and 1980

ImageNameTook officeLeft office Governor(s)
Geo. E. Alter LCCN2014714403.jpg George E. Alter December 14, 1920January 16, 1923  William Sproul
George W. Woodruff.jpg George Washington Woodruff January 16, 1923January 18, 1927  Gifford Pinchot
Thomas J. Baldrige January 18, 1927January 28, 1929 [23]   John Stuchell Fisher
Cyrus Woods 1 (3x4a).jpg Cyrus E. Woods January 28, 1929November 1, 1930 [23]
William A. Schnader, 1886-1968.jpg William A. Schnader November 1, 1930 [24] January 15, 1935 [25]
  Gifford Pinchot
Charles Joseph Margiotti, 1891-1956.jpg Charles J. Margiotti January 15, 1935 [26] April 27, 1938 [26]   George Howard Earle III
Guy K Bard.jpg Guy K. Bard April 27, 1938 [26] January 17, 1939 [26]
Claude T. Reno January 17, 1939 [27] December 31, 1942 [28]   Arthur James
E. Russell Shockley December 31, 1942 [28] January 19, 1943 [28]
Senator James H. Duff.jpg James H. Duff January 19, 1943 [29] January 21, 1947 [30]   Edward Martin
  John C. Bell Jr.
T. McKeen Chidsey January 21, 1947 [30] July 5, 1950 [31]   James H. Duff
Charles Joseph Margiotti, 1891-1956.jpg Charles J. Margiotti July 5, 1950 [32] March 2, 1951 [33]
  John S. Fine
Robert E. Woodside March 7, 1951 [32] October 1, 1953 [34]
Frank Truscott October 13, 1953 [34] [32] January 18, 1955
Herbert B. Cohen January 18, 1955 [32] [35] December 17, 1956 [35]   George M. Leader
Thomas D. McBride December 17, 1956 [32] [35] January 20, 1959
Anne X. Alpern January 20, 1959 [32] August 28, 1961 [36]   David L. Lawrence
David Henry Stahl August 29, 1961 [32] [36] January 15, 1963
Walter E. Alessandroni January 15, 1963 [32] May 8, 1966 [37]   William Scranton
Edward Friedman May 11, 1966 [32] [37] January 17, 1967
William C. Sennett January 17, 1967 [32] July 3, 1970 [38]   Raymond P. Shafer
Fred Speaker July 4, 1970 [32] January 19, 1971
J. Shane Creamer January 25, 1971 [32] December 31, 1972 [39] [40]   Milton Shapp
Israel Packel January 2, 1973 [32] December 23, 1974 [41]
Robert P. Kane January 6, 1975 [32] June 7, 1978 [42]
Gerald Gornish June 7, 1978 [32] [42] December 31, 1978
J. Justin Blewitt Jr. (acting)January 1, 1979 [32] [43] January 16, 1979 [43]
EGBiester.png Edward G. Biester Jr. January 16, 1979 [32] [43] May 19, 1980 [43]   Dick Thornburgh
Harvey Bartle.png Harvey Bartle III May 20, 1980 [32] [43] January 20, 1981 [43]

Occupants of the elected Pennsylvania Attorney General office (1981–present)

ImageNameTook officeLeft office
  LeRoy S. Zimmerman January 20, 1981 [44] January 17, 1989 [45]
  Ernie Preate January 17, 1989 [45] June 23, 1995 [46]
  Walter W. Cohen (acting)June 26, 1995 [32] October 3, 1995 [47]
TomCorbett-McCainRally2008.jpg   Tom Corbett October 3, 1995 [32] [47] January 21, 1997
MikeFisher (cropped).jpg   Mike Fisher January 21, 1997 [32] December 15, 2003 [48]
Gerald John Pappert (cropped).jpg   Jerry Pappert December 18, 2003 [32] January 18, 2005
TomCorbett-McCainRally2008.jpg   Tom Corbett January 18, 2005 [32] January 18, 2011 [49]
  William Ryan (acting)January 18, 2011 [49] May 27, 2011
  Linda Kelly May 27, 2011 [50] January 15, 2013
Kathleen Kane AG cropped (1).jpg   Kathleen Kane January 15, 2013 [51] August 17, 2016
Pennypack Castor (21496773456) (cropped).jpg   Bruce Castor (acting)August 17, 2016 [32] August 31, 2016
Bruce Beemer.jpg   Bruce Beemer August 31, 2016 [32] January 17, 2017
Josh Shapiro in 2019 (cropped).jpg   Josh Shapiro January 17, 2017January 17, 2023
  Michelle Henry January 17, 2023
Acting January 17, 2023 – March 8, 2023		January 21, 2025
Dave Sunday, 2024.jpg   Dave Sunday January 21, 2025present

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  15. ↑ Franklin accepted state judicial appointment
  16. ↑ Smith accepted a position as Justice on the state Supreme Court
  17. ↑ Lewis accepted a position as President Judge of the Eighth Judicial District
  18. ↑ See article for citations regarding the dates.
  19. ↑ Todd accepted a Philadelphia judicial appointment.
  20. ↑ This is the date of his judicial commission; there is no date listed in The Pennsylvania Manual.
  21. ↑ Kane accepted a federal judiciary appointment.
  22. ↑ Campbell accepted the position of U. S. Postmaster General.
  23. 1 2 Resigned
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