The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters. The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States.
His Majesty's Government of the Virgin Islands is the democratically elected government of the British Overseas Territory of the British Virgin Islands. It is regulated by the Constitution of the British Virgin Islands.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The state is geographically divided into four judicial departments of the Appellate Division. The full title of each is, using the "Fourth Department" as an example, the "Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department".
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) is the office within the Department of Justice that provides executive and administrative support for the 93 United States Attorneys located throughout the 50 states, District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Such support includes, but is not limited to, legal education, administrative oversight, technical support, and the creation of uniform policies. The organization of the EOUSA is laid out in Title 3 of the Justice Manual., which is provided by the United States Department of Justice.
Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron is a former president of the Caribbean Court of Justice. He also serves as President of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, and is former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and former Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He was born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Kerry Drue is the former Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands. After being confirmed in September 2005, Drue resigned in January, 2007. Prior to becoming attorney general, Drue served as the head of the civil division for the Justice Department of the USVI.
Cherno Sulayman Jallow is a Gambian lawyer and judge who serves as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia. He previously served as Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands from 1999 to 2007.
The United States Virgin Islands Department of Justice is a department of the United States Virgin Islands government.
Derek Anthony West is an American attorney, former government official, and the Senior Vice President and chief legal officer of Uber. Before Uber, West was Associate Attorney General of the United States and general counsel of PepsiCo. West previously served as the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division, the largest litigating division in the Department of Justice.
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.
The Office of the Attorney General of Guam aims to serve, protect, and represent the government and the people by enforcing the laws of Guam and the United States. The Office is composed of the following divisions:
The Office of the Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands provides "legal counsel and representation to the...government and its agencies in many issues vital to the people’s interest. These issues include the protection of children from abuse and neglect, preservation of the environment, protecting the Commonwealth’s financial assets, the protection of consumers, and public safety." The office has the following divisions:
The attorney general of American Samoa is the chief law enforcement officer and chief legal advisor to the American Samoa government.
Albert Bryan Jr. is an Virgin Islander politician serving since 2019 as the ninth governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
Tregenza A. Roach is an American politician, attorney, and former journalist. Since 2019, Roach has been serving as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. Roach previously was a senator at the Legislature of the Virgin Islands from 2013 to 2019.
Denise N. George, also known as Denise George-Counts, is a U.S. Virgin Islands lawyer and former television news reporter who served as the Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in radio, television, and film at the University of Maryland, College Park. George completed a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law in 1984.
J'Ada Mergeaux Finch-Sheen is a U.S. Virgin Islands lawyer and businessperson who served as the territory's first female Attorney General and acting Governor.
Carol Thomas-Jacobs (1968/1969) is a judge on the United States Virgin Islands Superior Court. She was the acting Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands in from January to April 2023.
Ariel K. Smith is a U.S. Virgin Islands lawyer who served as the 19th attorney general of the United States Virgin Islands from 2023 to 2024.
