Attorney-General and Minister of Justice explained

Although there were attorneys-general that served the Colony of Sierra Leone, the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice that still stands today was first established in 1961.^[1] It would not combine with the Ministry of Justice until 1978 when the country's constitution was amended. The office is responsible for prosecuting all offenses in the name of the Republic of Sierra Leone. The Solicitor General and the Director of Public Prosecutions are two sub-units of the Office of Attorney General and Ministry of Justice.

List of attorneys-general and ministers of justice (post-independence from the UK in 1961)

• Victor Bert Grant^{[2] [3]} (c. 1957–1961)
• Berthan Macaulay^[4] (1963-1967) [{{em|1st indigenous male Attorney General}}]
• Abu Aiah Koroma (1967-1971)
• James Emmanuel Mahoney^[5] (1972) [Acting]
• Luseni Brewah^[6] (1972-1975)
• Solomon Pratt^{[7] [8] [9]} (1976-1977)
• Abu Kamara^{[10] [11]} (1978-1982)
• Francis Minah^[12] (1983-1987)
• Abdulai Conteh (1987-1991)
• J. B. Dauda (1991-1992)
• Arnold Bishop-Gooding^[13] (1993-1994)
• Claude Campbell^[14] (1995-1996)
• Solomon Berewa (1996-2002)
• Eke Ahmed Halloway^{[15] [16]} (2002-2004)
• Frederick Carew^{[17] [18] [19]} (2004-2006)
• Abdul Serry-Kamal^[20] (2007-2010)
• Frank Kargbo^{[21] [22] [23]} (2010-2015)
• Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara^[24] (2016-2018)
• Charles Margai^{[25] [26]} (2018)
• Priscilla Schwartz^[27] (2018-2020) [{{em|1st female}}]
• Anthony Yiehwoe Brewah (2020–present)

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Sierra Leone

References

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2. Book: Smith, Lloyd Sydney. Caribbean Who, What, why. 1969. L.S. Smith.. en.
3. Web site: THE LONDON GAZETTE - COLONIAL OFFICE. March 3, 1961.
4. Web site: A Mythology of Memory — Photo Essay by Berette Macaulay OF NOTE Magazine. ofnotemagazine.org. en-US. 2018-07-02.
5. Book: Sierra Leone Year Book. 1972. Daily Mail Publication. en.
6. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1972Feb-June.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-02.
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14. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1995Jan-Apr 1995.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-02.
15. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. January 2003.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-02.
16. News: Sierra Leone: How Much I Agree With the CJ. Tarawallie. Sheka. 2004-02-23. Concord Times (Freetown). 2018-07-02.
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18. Book: The Law Reports of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (2 vols.): Volume II: Prosecutor v. Norman, Fofana and Kondewa (The CDF Case). Jalloh. Charles Chernor. Meisenberg. Simon. 2014-03-17. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 9789004221642. en.
19. Web site: STANDARD TIMES PRESS SIERRA LEONE Attorney General to Represent Tejan Kabbah and Co at ECOWAS Court PAGE. www.standardtimespress.org. 2018-07-02.
20. Web site: Shocking death of former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Serry Kamal – Cocorioko. cocorioko.net. en-US. 2018-07-02.
21. Web site: Minister Frank Kargbo Sacked and Replaced by Anti-Corruption Boss. Shaw. Abu. theorganiser.net. en-gb. 2018-07-02.
22. Book: Africa Yearbook Volume 7: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2010. Mehler. Andreas. Melber. Henning. Walraven. Klaas. 2011-10-06. BRILL. 978-9004205567. en.
23. Web site: What A Strategic Cabinet Reshuffle? – Sierra Express Media. sierraexpressmedia.com. en-GB. 2018-07-02.
24. News: Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara – Attorney-General and Minister of Justice attends memorial for flood victims. 2017-08-22. Sierra Leone Telegraph. 2018-07-02. en-US.
25. News: Sierra Leone's new Attorney General starts work today. 2018-04-16. Sierra Leone Telegraph. 2018-07-02. en-US.
26. News: The sacking of Sierra Leone's Attorney General – another one bites the dust. 2018-06-15. Sierra Leone Telegraph. 2018-07-02. en-US.
27. Web site: Ministry of Justice and Attorney General:: Powered By C & E Solutions. lawofficers.gov.sl. EN. 2018-07-02.