The Attorney General ( gv, Yn Turneyr Theayagh or Yn Ard-Turneyr) of the

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is the

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's top legal adviser and has an ''

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'' (non-voting) seat in the Legislative Council and in Tynwald Court. The Attorney General is a Crown officer, rather than a member of the Isle of Man Government. He is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the UK

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. Walter Wannenburgh was appointed to the office in October 2022 following the death in January 2022 of John Quinn QC, who first held the post in an acting capacity until 2017, while

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was suspended and after Harding resigned. Harding was charged with perjury and committing acts against public justice, but after two trials in which the juries were unable to agree a verdict, it was announced that no further criminal proceedings would be taken.

List of attorneys general

* John Quillin, 1765–1768 * Charles Searle, 1768–1774 *

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, 1774–1797 * William Frankland, 1797–1816 * John Clarke, 1816–1844 *

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, 1844–1866 *

Sir James Gell Sir James Gell (13 January 1823 – 12 March 1905)''Ramsey Courier.'' Tuesday, 14.03.1905 Page: 3 was a Manx lawyer, who was the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls in the Isle of Man. He was also the first Manxman to become Attorney General ...

, 1866–1898 *

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, 1898–1921 *

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, 1921–1945 * Sydney James Moore, 1945–1957 * George Moore, 1957–1963 * David Leighton Lay, 1963–1972 * Arthur Christian Luft , 1972–1974 * John William Corrin , 1974–1980 * Thomas William Cain , 1980–1993 *

Michael Kerruish His Honour John Michael Kerruish QC (2 November 1948 – 14 July 2010) was a Manx lawyer, who was the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls on the Isle of Man. Early life Born on 2 November 1948 to John Daniel and Olive Mona Kerruish, he was ...

, 1993–1998 *

John Corlett William John Howarth Corlett, KC, LL.B (born 25 March 1950) was Her Majesty's Attorney General for the Isle of Man and ex officio Member of the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2011. He was called to English Bar in 1972 and the Manx Bar i ...

, 1998–2011 *

, 2011–2012 * John Quinn , {{cite web , title=John Quinn appointed as Isle of Man acting attorney general , url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-21281391 , publisher=BBC News , accessdate=20 March 2013 , date=31 January 2013 ** acting, 2013–2017 ** substantive, 2017–2022 * Walter Wannenburgh, 2022-

References

External links

Official website of Attorney General
Government of the Isle of Man Manx law

Prosecution Justice ministries

List of attorneys general

See also

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