- GREGORIO S. ARANETA
Secretary of Justice/Finance and Justice, 26 Sept. 1898- 19 May 1899;
1 July 1908 - 10 Oct. 1913
- FLORENTINO TORRES
Attorney General, 29 May 1899 - 4 June 1901
- HENRY C. IDE
Secretary Of Finance and Justice, 1 Sept. 1901 - 30 June 1908
- VICTORINO M. MAPA
Secretary of Finance and Justice, 1 Nov. 1913 - 30 June 1920
- QUINTIN B. PAREDES
Secretary of Justice, 1 July 1920 - 15 Dec. 1921
- JOSE B. ABAD SANTOS
Secretary of Justice, 26 April 1922 - 17 July 1923; 1 Sept. 1928 - 18 June 1932; 5 Dec. 1938 - 16 July 1941
- LUIS P. TORRES
Secretary of Justice, 19 June 1932 - 31 Aug. 1928
- ALEXANDER A. REYES
Secretary of Justice, 19 June 1932 - 31 Dec. 1932
- QUIRICO M. ABETO
Secretary Of Justice, 1 Jan. 1933 - 5 July 1934
- JOSE Y. YULO
Secretary of Justice, 6 July 1934 - 15 Nov. 1938; 1 Jan. 1965 - 4 Aug. 1967
- TEOFILO L. SISON
Secretary/Commissioner of Justice, 18 July 1941 - 27 Nov. 1941; 4 Dec. 1942 - 14 Oct. 1943; 19 Oct. 1943 - 24 Oct.1944
- JOSE P. LAUREL
Secretary/Commissioner of Justice, 24 Dec. 1941 - 4 Dec. 1942
- DELFIN J. JARANILLA
Secretary of Justice, 8 March 1945 - 31 Dec. 1945
- RAMON QUISUMBING
Secretary of Justice, 2 Jan. 1946 - 28 May 1946
- ROMAN OZAETA
Secretary of Justice, 29 May 1946 - 17 Sept. 1948
- SABINO B. PADILLA
Secretary of Justice, 19 Sept. 1948 - 30 June 1949
- RICARDO P. NEPOMUCENO
Secretary of Justice, 1 July 1949 - 25 July 1950
- JOSE P. BENGZON
Secretary of Justice, 29 Aug. 1950 - 23 Sept. 1951
- OSCAR CASTELO
Secretary of Justice, 1 Jan. 1952 - Dec. 1953
- ROBERTO GIANZON
Secretary of Justice, 17 Aug. 1953 - Dec. 1953
- PEDRO T. TUAZON
Secretary of Justice, 4 Jan. 1954 - 4 June 1959
- JESUS G. BARRERA
Secretary of Justice, 18 April 1958 - 4 June 1959
- ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ
Secretary of Justice, 11 June 1959 - 13 July 1959
- ALEJO R. MABANAG
Secretary of Justice, 14 July 1959 - 31 Dec. 1961
- JOSE W. DIOKNO
Secretary of Justice, 2 Jan. 1962 - 19 May 1962
- JUAN R. LIWAG
Secretary of Justice, 20 May 1962 - 7 July 1963
- SALVADOR L. MARINO
Secretary of Justice, 8 July 1963 - 31 Dec. 1964
- CLAUDIO TEEHANKEE
Secretary of Justice, 5 Aug. 1967 - 16 Dec. 1968
- JUAN PONCE ENRILE
Secretary of Justice, 17 Dec. 1968 - 7 Feb. 1970
- FELIX V. MAKASIAR
Secretary of Justice, 8 Feb. 1970 - 1 Aug. 1970
- VICENTE ABAD SANTOS
Secretary/Minister of Justice, 2 Aug. 1970 - 16 Jan. 1979
- CATALINO T. MACARAIG, JR.
Minister of Justice, 17 Jan, 1979 - 22 July 1979
- RICARDO C. PUNO
Minister of Justice, 23 July 1979 - 30 June 1984
- ESTELITO P. MENDOZA
Minister of Justice, 30 June 1984 - 27 Feb. 1986
- NEPTALI A. GONZALES
Minister/Secretary of Justice, 28 Feb. 1986 - 8 March 1987
- SEDFREY A. ORDONEZ
Secretary of Justice, 13 March 1987 - 2 Jan. 1990
- FRANKLIN M. DRILON
Secretary of Justice, 4 Jan. 1990 - 14 July 1991; 1 July 1992 - 2 Feb. 1995
- SILVESTRE H. BELLO III
Secretary of Justice, 15 July 1991 - 6 Feb. 1992; 4 Feb. 1998 - 30 June 1998
- EDUARDO G. MONTENEGRO
Secretary of Justice, 10 Feb. 1992 - 30 June 1992
- DEMETRIO G. DEMETRIA
Secretary of Justice, 3 Feb. 1995 - 19 May 1995
- TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Secretary of Justice, 20 May 1995 - 3 Feb. 1998
- SERAFIN R. CUEVAS
Secretary of Justice, 1 July 1998 - 15 Feb. 2000
- ARTEMIO G. TUQUERO
Secretary of Justice, 16 Feb. 2000 - 22 Jan. 2001
- HERNANDO B. PEREZ
Secretary of Justice, 23 Jan. 2001 - 2 Jan. 2002
- MA. MERCEDITAS N. GUTIERREZ
Secretary of Justice, 27 Nov. 2002 - 15 January 2003, 24 Dec. 2003 - 31 Aug. 2004
- SIMEON A. DATUMANONG
Secretary of Justice, 16 Jan. 2003 - 23 December 2003
- RAUL M. GONZALEZ
Secretary of Justice, 1 September 2004 - present
