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 becam ...
(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 fa ...
(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
Sialega Malaetasi Mauga Togafau (June 4, 1946 – March 9, 2007) was an American Samoan politician, judge, and lawyer. He was a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives, American Samoa's first Administrative Law Judge, and ultimately ...
(1993–1997)
* Toetagata Albert Mailo
(7 October 1997 – 31 December 2001)
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Fiti A. Sunia (1 January 2002 – 31 December 2004)
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Malaetasi Togafau
Sialega Malaetasi Mauga Togafau (June 4, 1946 – March 9, 2007) was an American Samoan politician, judge, and lawyer. He was a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives, American Samoa's first Administrative Law Judge, and ultimately ...
(1 January 2005 – 2 May 2007)
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Afa Ripley Jr.
Fepulea’i Afa Ripley Jr. is a former Attorney General of American Samoa. Governor Togiola Tulafono appointed him to succeed Malaetasi Togafau, who died on March 9, 2007, and he was approved by the Fono, or legislature. Ripley is an alumnus of C ...
(2 May 2007 – 17 January 2013)
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Afoa Moega Lutu
Afoafouvale Leulumoegafou Suesue Lutu (February 24, 1947 – December 15, 2023) was an American Samoan politician and attorney. Lutu has served as the former attorney general of American Samoa in two different administrations. He was a former se ...
(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
Mitzie Jessop Taase is an American Samoan attorney who served as acting Attorney General of American Samoa. Taase was appointed to the role to succeed Talauega Eleasalo Ale, who resigned to run for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa in the 20 ...
(1 May 2020 – 26 January 2021) (Acting)
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Fainu'ulelei Alailima-Utu (January 26, 2021 – February 7, 2025)
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Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde
Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde is an American lawyer who has served as the 19th Attorney General of American Samoa since 2025. She previously served as a judge of the Judiciary of American Samoa, District Court of American Samoa from 2021 to 2025.
Ear ...
(February 7, 2025 – present)
See also
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Attorney general
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
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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 un ...
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United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a United States federal executive departments, federal executive department of the U.S. government that oversees the domestic enforcement of Law of the Unite ...
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