Post: | Attorney General |
Body: | Nebraska |
Incumbent: | Mike Hilgers |
Incumbentsince: | January 5, 2023 |
Type: | Chief legal officer |
Seat: | Lincoln |
Termlength: | 4 years |
Formation: | February 21, 1867 |
First: | Champion Chase |
Website: | Nebraska Attorney General official website |
The Nebraska attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer and lawyer for the U.S. state of Nebraska.
Image | Attorney General | Term | Party | ||
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1 | Champion S. Chase | 1867–1869 | Republican | ||
2 | Seth Robinson | 1869–1871 | Republican | ||
3 | George H. Roberts | 1871–1873 | Republican | ||
4 | Joseph R. Webster | 1873–1875 | Republican | ||
5 | George H. Roberts | 1875–1879 | Republican | ||
6 | Caleb J. Dilworth[1] | 1879–1883 | Republican | ||
7 | Isaac Powers, Jr. | 1883–1885 | Republican | ||
8 | William Leese | 1885–1891 | Republican | ||
9 | George H. Hastings | 1891–1895 | Republican | ||
10 | Arthur S. Churchill | 1895–1897 | Republican | ||
11 | Constantine J. Smyth | 1897–1901 | Fusion | ||
12 | Frank N. Prout | 1901–1905 | Republican | ||
13 | Norris Brown | 1905–1907 | Republican | ||
14 | William T. Thompson | 1907–1910 | Republican | ||
15 | Arthur F. Mullen | 1910–1911 | Democratic | ||
16 | Grant G. Martin | 1911–1915 | Republican | ||
17 | Willis E. Reed | 1915–1919 | Democratic | ||
18 | Clarence A. Davis | 1919–1923 | Republican | ||
19 | Ora S. Spillman | 1923–1929 | Republican | ||
20 | Christian A. Sorensen | 1929–1933 | Republican | ||
21 | Paul F. Good | 1933–1935 | Democratic | ||
22 | William H. Wright | 1935–1937 | Democratic | ||
23 | Richard C. Hunter | 1937–1939 | Democratic | ||
24 | Walter R. Johnson | 1939–1949 | Republican | ||
25 | James H. Anderson | 1949–1950 | Republican | ||
26 | Harold P. Caldwell | 1950–1951 | Democratic | ||
27 | Clarence S. Beck | 1951–1961 | Republican | ||
28 | Clarence A. H. Meyer | 1961–1975 | Republican | ||
29 | Paul L. Douglas | 1975–1984 | Republican | ||
30 | Robert M. Spire | 1985–1991 | Republican | ||
31 | Don Stenberg | 1991–2003 | Republican | ||
32 | Jon Bruning | 2003–2015 | Republican | ||
33 | Doug Peterson | 2015–2023 | Republican | ||
34 | Mike Hilgers | 2023–present | Republican |