Attorney General of Jamaica

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The Attorney General of Jamaica is the government’s chief legal advisor and represents the state in major legal matters and proceedings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office ⓘ
advises Cabinet of Jamaica ⓘ
Government of Jamaica ⓘ
appointedBy Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Jamaica ⓘ
branchOfGovernment executive branch of Jamaica ⓘ
canBe member of Parliament of Jamaica ⓘ
category Attorneys general by country ⓘ
Government of Jamaica ⓘ
country Jamaica ⓘ
jurisdiction Jamaica ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Jamaica ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
mayHead Attorney General’s Chambers ⓘ
nativeLabel Attorney General of Jamaica ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude A. J. Nicholson ⓘ
Derrick McKoy ⓘ
Dorothy Lightbourne ⓘ
Marlene Malahoo Forte ⓘ
Patrick Atkinson ⓘ
Ransford Braham ⓘ
oversees legal affairs of the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
partOf Cabinet of Jamaica ⓘ
represents Government of Jamaica in civil proceedings ⓘ
the State of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Jamaica
responsibility advising on constitutionality of legislation ⓘ
defending the Government in constitutional and administrative law cases ⓘ
drafting and vetting government contracts ⓘ
providing legal opinions to government ministries ⓘ
representing Jamaica in international legal matters ⓘ
role chief legal advisor to the Government of Jamaica ⓘ
represents the state in legal proceedings ⓘ
represents the state in major legal matters ⓘ
seat Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
style The Honourable ⓘ
worksWith Director of Public Prosecutions of Jamaica ⓘ

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Cabinet of Jamaica → includesOffice → Attorney General of Jamaica ⓘ
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee of Jamaica → worksWith → Office of the Attorney General of Jamaica ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Jamaica
Attorney General of Jamaica → nativeLabel → Attorney General of Jamaica ⓘ