The Attorney General of American Samoa is the chief law enforcement officer and chief legal advisor to the American Samoa Government.
The Attorney General of American Samoa aims to serve, protect, and represent the government and the people by enforcing the laws of American Samoa and the United States. The office has the following divisions:
* Administration Division
* Prosecution Division
* Litigation Division
* Solicitors Division
* Consumer Counsel Division
* Juvenile Division
* Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED)
List of attorneys general (1955–present)
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Peter Tali Coleman
Peter Tali Coleman (December 8, 1919 – April 28, 1997) was an American Samoan politician and lawyer. Coleman was the first and only person of Samoan descent to be appointed Governor of American Samoa between 1956 and 1961, and later became ...
(1955–1956)
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Owen Aspinall
Owen Stuart Aspinall (September 21, 1927 – February 7, 1997) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Governor of American Samoa from August 1, 1967, to July 31, 1969. He was born in Grand Junction, Colorado; his fat ...
(1961–1962)
* Alfred J. Gergely
(1963–1967)
* Charles H. Habernigg (1967–1969)
* Alfred J. Gergely
(1971)
* Donald C. Williams (1971–1975)
* Lyle L. Richmond
(1975–1978)
* Frederick William Rohlfing (1978)
cting* Tautai Aviata Fa'alevao
(1981–1985)
* Afoa Fouvale Lutu
(1985–1989)
*Tautai Aviata Fa'alevao
(1989–1992)
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Malaetasi Togafau (1993–1997)
* Toetagata Albert Mailo
(7 October 1997 – 31 December 2001)
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Faoa Aitofele Sunia
Faoa Aitofele Toese Fiti Sunia (born March 27, 1943), formerly known by the title of Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia, is an American Samoan lawyer and politician. Sunia has served as the Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa from April 11, 2003 to January 3 ...
(1 January 2002 – 31 December 2004)
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Malaetasi Togafau (1 January 2005 – 2 May 2007)
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Afa Ripley Jr. (2 May 2007 – 17 January 2013)
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Afoa Moega Lutu
Afoafouvale Leulumoegafou Suesue Lutu (born February 24, 1947) is an American Samoan politician and attorney. Lutu has served as the former attorney general of American Samoa in two different administrations. He is also a former senator from the ...
(17 January 2013 – 31 January 2014)
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Talauega Eleasalo Ale (1 February 2014 – 30 April 2020)
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Mitzie Jessop Taase (1 May 2020 – 26 January 2021) (Acting)
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Fainu'ulelei Alailima-Utu[ ] (26 January 2021 – present)
See also
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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 ...
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Justice minister
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
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Politics of American Samoa
Politics of American Samoa takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic dependency, whereby the governor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. American Samoa is an unincorporated and unor ...
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United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United Stat ...
References
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Government of American Samoa