Attorney General of Anguilla explained

The Attorney General's Chambers of Anguilla is responsible for the following:^[1]

• Legal Adviser to the Government, Departments, Statutory Boards and Corporations
• Prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the Crown
• Represent the Government in civil actions by and against the Crown
• Advise the Royal Anguilla Police Force regarding investigations and prosecutions
• Draft legislation
• Law revision
• Law reform

Anguilla seceded from Saint Kitts and Nevis and became a British Crown colony in December 1980. Before then, the Attorney General was identified as representing "St. Christopher [Kitts], Nevis and Anguilla."^{[2] [3]} Even by the time Anguilla passed a new constitution in 1982, certain records still showed the same title for the Attorney General.

List of attorneys general (Post-1980 upon becoming a territory)

• Fitzroy Bryant^[4] (1979) [referred to as the Attorney General of St. Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla]
• Tapley Seaton (1980-1982)^{[5] [6]} [referred to as the Attorney General of St. Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla]
• Alan Hoole^[7] (1983-1985)
• Howard Morrison (1988-1989)
• Alan Hoole (1989-1990)
• Kurt de Freitas^{[8] [9]} (1991-1992)
• Patrick Patterson^[10] (1993-1994)
• Kurt de Freitas^[11] (1995-1996)
• Ronald Scipio^{[12] [13]} (1997-2006)
• Wilhelm Bourne^[14] (2006-2010)
• James Wood^[15] (2011-2014)*
• Rupert Jones^[16] (2014-2016)
• John McKendrick^[17] (2016-2018)*
• Dwight Horsford (2018-present)

*Ivor Greene was the Acting Attorney General during 2013 and 2017.^{[18] [19]}

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Anguilla

Notes and References

1. Web site: Attorney General's Chambers. www.gov.ai. 2018-07-03.
2. Web site: Authorities Database Search » The Death Penalty Project. www.deathpenaltyproject.org. en. 2018-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704034758/http://www.deathpenaltyproject.org/legal-resources/authorities-database/search/?id=23. 4 July 2018. dead.
3. Book: Twomey, Anne . The Veiled Sceptre: Reserve Powers of Heads of State in Westminster Systems. Anne Twomey (academic) . 2018-04-12. Cambridge University Press. 9781108573320. en.
4. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1979Jan-June.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-03.
5. Book: Caribbean yearbook. 1979. en.
6. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1982Jan-June.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-03.
7. Book: Caribbean Insight. 1995. Goodyear Gibbs (Caribbean). en.
8. Book: Caribbean and Central American Databook. 1991. Caribbean/Central American Action. en.
9. Book: Whitaker, Joseph. Whitaker's Almanac 1992 124. 1991-12-01. J. Whitaker. 9780850212204. en.
10. Web site: CAA - Caribbean Associated Attorneys - Legal Team. www.caribbean-attorneys.com. 2018-07-03. 1 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160801111720/http://caribbean-attorneys.com/team/patr_patter_cons.php. dead.
11. Book: The Europa world year book 1996. 1989. Europa Publications. 9781857430202. en.
12. Web site: CAA - Caribbean Associated Attorneys - Legal Team. www.caribbean-attorneys.com. 2018-07-03. 1 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160801110935/http://caribbean-attorneys.com/team/ron_scipi_cons.php. dead.
13. Book: The Americas Review. 2007. World of Information. en.
14. News: SMG-AxANEWS - James Wood to be the next Attorney General of Anguilla - appointed by Governor Harrison. 2018-07-03. en-US. 11 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190211131633/http://www.anguillanews.com/enews/index.php/permalink/3904.html. dead.
15. Web site: Caribbean Elections Biography James Wood. www.caribbeanelections.com. 2018-07-03.
16. Web site: NEW AG: "I AM A LUCKY MAN…I AM TRULY BLESSED" The Anguillian Newspaper. theanguillian.com. 15 August 2014 . en-US. 2018-07-03.
17. Web site: ATTORNEY GENERAL SWORN-IN AMIDST RELIGIOUS CONCERN The Anguillian Newspaper. theanguillian.com. 12 September 2016 . en-US. 2018-07-03.
18. Web site: ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL OUTLINES AGENDA The Anguillian Newspaper. theanguillian.com. 26 April 2013 . en-US. 2018-07-03.
19. News: Government of Anguilla : Executive Council Minutes for 6th July 2017. 4-traders. 2018-07-03.