Office of the Attorney-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs (Bahamas)
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The Office of the Attorney-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs provides legal advice to the government of the Bahamas in national and international matters.[1]
List of Attorneys-General of the Colony of the Bahamas
This is an incomplete listing of Attorneys-General before 1973.
- William Wylly[2] (1799-1821)
- Bruce Burnside[3] (1875-1879)[4]
- William Rees-Davies[5] (c. 1897-1902)
- Frederick Chester Wells-Durrant[6] (1909-1921)
- G T Watts (1930[7]-unknown)
- James Henry Garrett (unknown-1935)[8]
- John Bowes Griffin[9] (1936-1939)
- O H Curry (c 1939)[10]
- O L Bancroft (unk - 1945)[11]
- Lionel (L.A.W.) Orr[12] (1955-1963)[13]
- Kendal Isaacs[14][15][16] (1963-1965)[13]
- W. Gordon Bryce QC (c 1967)[17]
- Gerald Collett QC (unk-1973)[18]
List of Attorneys-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs (Post-Independence in 1973)
- Paul Adderley[19][20] (1973-1989) [1st Attorney General - Post Independence][21]
- Sean G.A. McWeeney (1989-1992)[21]
- Orville Turnquest[22] (1992-1995)[21]
- Brent Symonette (1995)[21]
- Janet Bostwick (1995-1997)[21] [1st female]
- Tennyson Wells (1997-2001)[21]
- Carl Wilshire Bethel (2001-2002)[21]
- Alfred Sears[23] (2002-2006)[21]
- Allyson Maynard Gibson (2006-2007)[21]
- Claire Hepburn (2007-2008)[21]
- Michael Barnett (2008-2009)[21]
- John Delaney (2009-2012)[21]
- Allyson Maynard Gibson (2012-2017)[21]
- Carl Wilshire Bethel[24] (2017–2021)[21]
- Ryan Pinder (2021–present)
See also
References
- ↑ "Overview of the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Attorney General - Attorney General's Office - Government". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ↑ Saunders, Gail (March 8, 2006). "William Wylly and the 'Wylly Affair'". reearth.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ↑ "Obituary of Sir Bruce Burnside". Nassau, Bahamas. The Nassau Guardian. 1 September 1909. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ↑ Thom's Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Year 1895 (52nd ed.). Dublin: Alexander Thom & Co. 1895. p. 242.
Acting Attorney General in 1865-66-69, and 1875-9;
- ↑ Law Times, and Journal of Property. Office of The Law Times. 1907.
- ↑ Garvey, Marcus; Association, Universal Negro Improvement (1983). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Volume XI: The Caribbean Diaspora, 1910–1920. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822346907.
- ↑ "Colonial Services: West African Transfers and Promotions". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 10 Feb 1930. p. 3.
Mr G. T. Watts, Crown Counsel, Nigeria to be Attorney-General, Bahamas
- ↑ Colonial Office (1936). Annual Report on the Social and Economic Progress of the People of the Bahamas. London, England: H M Stationery Office. p. 23. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
The Hon. J. H. Jarrett, K.C., Attorney-General, administered the Government until the Governor's return in October. The Hon. J. H. Jarrett, K.C., Attorney-General, was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Bahamas on 14th August 1935.
- ↑ Bethell, A. Talbot (May 2009). The Early Settlers of the Bahamas and Colonists of North America. Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788412493.
- ↑ "The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List for 1939". Trove Australia. 1939-01-01. p. 406. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ↑ Colonial Office (1947). "Annual Report on the Bahama Islands for the Year 1946". HathiTrust. HM Stationery Office, London. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ The Solicitors' Journal. The Journal. 1955.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Colonial Office (1965). Bahamas: Report for the Years 1962 and 1963. London, England: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 6.
Upon the retirement of Mr. L A W Orr in 1963, Mr. Kendal G. L Isaacs, former Solictor-General, was appointed to be Attorney General.
- ↑ Bahamian Review: The National Monthly News Magazine of the Bahamas. Cartwright Publications. 1980.
- ↑ Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (2015-12-22). The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Routledge. ISBN 9781317270546.
- ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1981-01-01). Race and Politics in the Bahamas. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702216077.
- ↑ Bahama Islands: Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Operation of the Business of Casinos in Freeport and in Nassau. London, England: H M Stationery Office. 1967. pp. viii, 139. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ Dorsett, Sidney (July 4, 1973). "Leonard Knowles Sworn in as the First Bahamian Chief Justice in 63 Years". Tribune newspaper. p. 1. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
Congratulations came from the Attorney-General, Mr. Gerald Collett, QC
- ↑ "Tributes paid to Paul Adderley". Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ↑ "The Hon. Paul L. Adderley - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 "Attorneys-General Post Independence". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Bahamas.
- ↑ "His Excellency Sir Orville Turnquest - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ↑ "Alfred Sears | Sears and Co". searsandcolaw.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ↑ "Carl Bethel being considered for the post of Chief Justice – | Bahamaspress.com". bahamaspress.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.