Attorney General of Jamaica

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Attorney General of Jamaica is the chief law officer in Jamaica.

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Section 79(1) of the Constitution of Jamaica states that "there shall be an Attorney General who shall be the principal legal adviser to the Government of Jamaica" and pursuant to the Crown Proceedings Act all civil proceedings by or against the Government are instituted in the name of the Attorney General. [1]

List of attorneys general of Jamaica

Main Source: [2]

1655 English/British Colony

1962 Independent Commonwealth realm

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References

  1. The Attorney General Chambers Archived 9 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed 26 December 2008
  2. "Historic Jamaica" . Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. Place Names Archived 29 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine , National Library of Jamaica, accessed 26 December 2008
  4. The Legal Observer, and Solicitors' Journal, Saturday 15 November 1855
  5. The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Past Attorneys General". Attorney General's Chambers (of Jamaica). Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  7. "Braham new attorney general". Jamaican Observer.
  8. "Atkinson Promises Fairness". Go-Jamaican.
  9. "Attorney General - Marlene Malahoo Forte, MP, QC, JP". Ministry of Justice (of Jamaica). Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  10. Carter, Jediael (9 March 2016). "Women welcome appointment to executive". The Jamaica Observer . Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Dr Derrick McKoy appointed Attorney General". The Gleaner . 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.