United States Attorney General asked to stay on and be Acting Attorney General until the confirmation of the new Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had been nominated for the office in November 2016 by then-President-elect Donald Trump. (1) (3) As of , there are eleven, living former US Attorneys General, the oldest being Ramsey Clark (served 1967–1969, born 1927). The most recent Attorney General to die was Janet Reno on November 7, 2016 (served 1993–2001, born 1938) U.S.C. Title 28, §508 establishes the first two positions in the line of succession, while allowing the Attorney General to designate other high-ranking officers of the Department
Michigan Attorney General by either branch thereof, or by the governor, auditor general, treasurer or any other state officer . . . ." Michigan's current attorney general is Republican Bill Schuette, who was elected in November, 2010, and sworn into office on January 1, 2011. The attorney general traditionally receives the courtesy title of "The Honorable" for life. Source: Michigan Manual 2003-2004, Chapter IV, Former Officials of Michigan Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of