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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)
* J'Ada Finch-Sheen (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 (2005–2006)
* Vincent Franklin Frazer (2006–2015)
* Terri Griffiths (2015) cting* Claude E. Walker (2015–2019)
* Denise George-Counts (2019–2023)
* Carol Thomas-Jacobs Acting (2023–present)
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 (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 (2005–2006)
* Vincent Franklin Frazer (2006–2015)
* Terri Griffiths (2015) cting* Claude E. Walker (2015–2019)
* Denise George-Counts (2019–2023)
* Carol Thomas-Jacobs Acting (2023–present)
See also
* Attorney general *Justice ministry
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 ...
* Politics of the United States Virgin Islands
*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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