Attorney General of Montserrat explained

Post:	Attorney General of Montserrat
Department:	Attorney General's Chambers
Incumbent:	Sheree Jemmotte-Rodney
Appointer:	The Governor on advice of the Premier
Website:	https://www.agc.gov.ms

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]

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]

Attorney General of Montserrat (Incomplete Table)!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	c. 2002
Esco Henry^[15]	c. 2002-2005
Eugene Otuonye^[16]	c. 2006-2007
James Wood^[17]	c. 2007-2010
Esco Henry	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

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Montserrat

Notes and References

1. Web site: Attorney General's Chambers » About.
2. News: Judge Redhead retires in Montserrat. The Montserrat Reporter. August 5, 2016 . June 26, 2017.
3. Book: Commission, Pennsylvania Crime. Report. 1980. Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. en.
4. Web site: Michael Bradley Dies. www.gov.ky. 2018-03-16.
5. Web site: The Grenada newsletter. ufdc.ufl.edu. en. 2018-03-16.
6. Web site: The Grenada newsletter. ufdc.ufl.edu. en. 2018-03-16.
7. Web site: Justice Odel Adams passes away. November 14, 2011. PressReader. 2018-03-16.
8. Web site: Browne v. Queen, Civil Appeal No. 2 of 1985, Judgment (ECSC CA, Apr. 09, 1986).
9. News: Yard detectives arrest island ex-ministers. 1992-07-28. The Independent. 2018-03-16. en-GB.
10. Book: Shuman, Carol. Kill Me Once Kill Me Twice: Murder on the Queen's Playground. November 2010. AuthorHouse. 9781449022105. en.
11. Web site: Montserrat Assn. of BVI Hosts Awards Banquet. www.montserratreporter.org. 2018-03-16.
12. Web site: Caribbean Elections Biography Gertel Thom. www.caribbeanelections.com. 2018-03-16.
13. News: UK barrister recalled to Montserrat as stand-in - The Lawyer Legal News and Jobs Advancing the business of law. 2002-04-22. The Lawyer Legal News and Jobs Advancing the business of law. 2018-03-16. en-GB.
14. Web site: Cottle Resigns As AG After CM's Protest. Andrews. Merrick. 2002. www.montserratreporter.org. 2018-03-16.
15. Web site: Esco Henry, second time Attorney General The Montserrat Reporter. www.themontserratreporter.com. 2018-03-16.
16. Web site: Director Turks and Caicos Islands Integrity Commission. www.integritycommission.tc. en. 2018-03-16. 2018-03-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102135/https://www.integritycommission.tc/node/179. dead.
17. Web site: Caribbean Elections Biography James Wood. www.caribbeanelections.com. 2018-03-16.
18. Web site: Montserrat Bar Association. Association. Montserrat Bar. www.montserratbar.com. 2018-03-16.
19. News: Sir Clare Roberts, KCN, QC - Roberts & Co. Roberts & Co. 2018-03-16. en-US.
20. News: Her Ladyship, the Hon. Justice Gertel Thom. 2017-08-16. Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. 2017-11-12.