Office of the Attorney-General & Ministry of Legal Affairs (Bahamas)

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 Attorney-Generals of the Colony of the Bahamas

This is an incomplete listing of Attorney-Generals before 1973.

• William Wylly[2] (1799-1821)
• William Rees-Davies[3] (c. 1897-1902)
• Frederick Chester Wells-Durrant[4] (1909-1921)
• John Bowes Griffin[5] (1936-1939)
• Lionel (L.A.W.) Orr[6][7] (1955-1963)
• Kendal Isaacs[8][9][10] (1963-1965)

List of Attorney-Generals & Ministry of Legal Affairs (Post-Independence in 1973)

• Paul Adderley[11][12] (1973-1989) [1st Attorney General - Post Independence]
• Sean G.A. McWeeney[13] (1989-1992)
• Orville Turnquest[14] (1992-1995)
• Brent Symonette[15] (1995)
• Janet Bostwick[16] (1995-1997) [1st female]
• Tennyson Wells[17] (1997-2001)
• Carl Wilshire Bethel[18] (2001-2002)
• Alfred Sears[19][20] (2002-2006)
• Allyson Maynard Gibson (2006-2007)
• Claire Hepburn (2007-2008)
• Michael Barnett (2008-2009)
• John Delaney (2009-2012)
• Allyson Maynard Gibson (2012-2017)
• Carl Wilshire Bethel[21] (2017–present)

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of the Bahamas

References

1. "Overview of the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Attorney General - Attorney General's Office - Government". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
2. Saunders, Gail (March 8, 2006). "William Wylly and the 'Wylly Affair'". reearth.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
3. Law Times, and Journal of Property. Office of The Law Times. 1907.
4. 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.
5. Bethell, A. Talbot (May 2009). The Early Settlers of the Bahamas and Colonists of North America. Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788412493.
6. The Solicitors' Journal. The Journal. 1955.
7. Office, Great Britain Colonial (1962). Bahamas: Report for the Year. H.M. Stationery Off.
8. Bahamian Review: The National Monthly News Magazine of the Bahamas. Cartwright Publications. 1980.
9. Gunson, Phil; Chamberlain, Greg; Thompson, Andrew (2015-12-22). The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Routledge. ISBN 9781317270546.
10. Hughes, Colin A. (1981-01-01). Race and Politics in the Bahamas. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702216077.
11. "Tributes paid to Paul Adderley". Retrieved 2018-06-19.
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13. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1989:Nov.-Dec." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
14. "His Excellency Sir Orville Turnquest - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
15. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1995:Oct.-Dec." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
16. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Oct-Dec 1996". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
17. "Attorneys-General Post Independence - Attorney General's Office - Government". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
18. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Nov 2001-Apr 2002". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
19. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep 2002-Jan 2003". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
20. "Alfred Sears | Sears and Co". searsandcolaw.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
21. "Carl Bethel being considered for the post of Chief Justice – | Bahamaspress.com". bahamaspress.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.