The following is a list of female attorneys general of states in the United States. Since 1959, there have been 34 states which have appointed or elected women as attorneys-general. Puerto Rico has had a record four women hold office as

attorney general In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

, the most of any U.S. state or territory.

Anne X. Alpern Anne X. Alpern (December 25, 1903 – February 2, 1981) was an American jurist and politician who served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General, attorney general for Pennsylvania and was later appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. She ...

of Pennsylvania is the first woman to hold office as the attorney-general of a state. Fourteen U.S. states have had at least two women serve as attorneys-general, with both Hawaii and Pennsylvania having the most at three each.

List of female attorneys general of states

Female territorial attorneys general

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State Attorneys General The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney genera ...