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The Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands supervises and directs the Department of Justice. In 1962, the Virgin Islands Department of Law was established as an executive department in the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands pursuant to the Virgin Islands Code (Title 3, Chapter 8). With the passage of Act No. 5265 in 1987, the department was now referred to as the Virgin Islands Department of Justice. Additionally, the passage of Act No. 5265 placed the Bureau of Corrections under the jurisdiction and administration of the Department of Justice—remaining there until October 1, 2009. The department has the following divisions:
* Solicitor General Division
* Civil Division
* Criminal Division
* Domestic Violence Unit
* Family/Special Victims United
* Bureau of Investigations
* White Collar Crime and Public Corruption Section
* The Division of Gaming Enforcement
* Virgin Islands Civil Rights Commission
* Paternity & Child Support Division
* Victim Services Unit
* Sexual Offender Registry
* Francisco Cornerio (1961–1969)
* Peter J. O'Dea (1969–1971)
* Ronald H. Tonkin (1971–1973)
* Verne A. Hodge (1973–1976)
* Edgar D. Ross (1977–1978)
* Iver A. Swan (1978–1980)
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List of attorneys general (1961-present)
* Francisco Cornerio (1961–1969)
* Peter J. O'Dea (1969–1971)
* Ronald H. Tonkin (1971–1973)
* Verne A. Hodge (1973–1976)
* Edgar D. Ross (1977–1978)
* Iver A. Swan (1978–1980)
* J'Ada Finch-Sheen
J'Ada Mergeaux Finch-Sheen is a U.S. Virgin Islands lawyer and businessperson who served as the territory's first female Attorney General and acting Governor.
Education
J'Ada Mergeaux Finch-Sheen completed a bachelor's degree in 1975 at the Col ...
(1981–1984) ''1st female* Leroy A. Mercer (1984–1986)
* Godfrey deCastro (1986–1990)
* Rosalie S. Ballentine (1991–1995)
* Julio A. Brady (1995–1999)
* Iver A. Stridiron (1999–2004)
* Alva A. Swan (2004-2005)
* Kerry Drue Kerry Drue is the former Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands. After being confirmed in September 2005, Drue resigned in January, 2007.Virgin Islands Daily Newshttp://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=11975569 ...
(2005–2006)
* Vincent Franklin Frazer (2006–2015)
* Terri Griffiths (2015) cting* Claude E. Walker (2015–2019)
* Denise George-Counts (2019–2023)
* Carol Thomas-Jacobs
Carol Thomas-Jacobs (1968/1969) is a judge on the United States Virgin Islands Superior Court. She was the acting Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands in from January to April 2023.
Life
Thomas-Jacobs worked for the U.S. Virgin I ...
Acting (2023–present)
See also
*Attorney general
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
* Justice ministry
* Politics of the United States Virgin Islands
Politics of the United States Virgin Islands takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic dependency, whereby the Governor is the head of the local government, and of a multi-party system. United States Virgin Islands ...
* United States Department of Justice
References
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