Summary
The Honourable Attorney General of Montserrat, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is the chief legal adviser to The Crown and the Government of Montserrat. In addition to providing legal advice to government departments and various statutory boards, the Office of the Attorney General is responsible for the drafting of all of the government's legislation, and also handles all civil litigation matters for the government.[1]
| Attorney General of Montserrat | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General's Chambers | |
| Appointer | The Governor on advice of the Premier |
| Website | https://www.agc.gov.ms |
As of 2019, Sheree Jemmotte-Rodney became the Attorney General of Montserrat, a position she had been acting in for more than a year.[2]
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| John Stanley Weekes[3] | c. 1980 |
| Michael J. Bradley[4] | c. 1981-1982 |
| Odel Adams[5][6][7][8] | c. 1984-1990 |
| Stanley Moore[9][10][11] | c. 1990-1992 |
| Gertel Thom[12] | c. 1993-1998 |
| Charles Ekins[13] | c. 1998-2000 |
| Brian Cottle[14] | c. 2000-2002 |
| Charles Ekins[13] | c. 2002 |
| Esco Henry[15] | c. 2002-2005 |
| Eugene Otuonye[16] | c. 2006-2007 |
| James Wood[17] | c. 2007-2010 |
| Esco Henry[15] | c. 2011-2014 |
| Keith Friday[18] | c. 2014-2016 |
Sir Clare Roberts, who served as the Attorney General for the British Virgin Islands and Antigua and Barbuda, has been identified as a former Attorney General of Montserrat. His years of service are uncertain.[19]
While Gertel Thom has been identified as the first female Attorney-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1998-2001), it is unknown if she was also the first in Montserrat's history.[20]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Attorney General's Chambers » About".
- ^ "Judge Redhead retires in Montserrat". The Montserrat Reporter. August 5, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Commission, Pennsylvania Crime (1980). Report. Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Michael Bradley Dies". www.gov.ky. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "The Grenada newsletter". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "The Grenada newsletter". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Justice Odel Adams passes away". November 14, 2011. Retrieved 2018-03-16 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Browne v. Queen, Civil Appeal No. 2 of 1985, Judgment (ECSC CA, Apr. 09, 1986)" (PDF).
- ^ "Yard detectives arrest island ex-ministers". The Independent. 1992-07-28. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ Shuman, Carol (November 2010). Kill Me Once Kill Me Twice: Murder on the Queen's Playground. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781449022105.
- ^ "Montserrat Assn. of BVI Hosts Awards Banquet". www.montserratreporter.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Caribbean Elections Biography | Gertel Thom". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ a b "UK barrister recalled to Montserrat as stand-in - The Lawyer | Legal News and Jobs | Advancing the business of law". The Lawyer | Legal News and Jobs | Advancing the business of law. 2002-04-22. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ Andrews, Merrick (2002). "Cottle Resigns As AG After CM's Protest". www.montserratreporter.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ a b "Esco Henry, second time Attorney General | The Montserrat Reporter". www.themontserratreporter.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Director | Turks and Caicos Islands Integrity Commission". www.integritycommission.tc. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Caribbean Elections Biography | James Wood". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ Association, Montserrat Bar. "Montserrat Bar Association". www.montserratbar.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Sir Clare Roberts, KCN, QC - Roberts & Co". Roberts & Co. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Her Ladyship, the Hon. Justice Gertel Thom". Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-11-12.