The Attorney General ()Manx Radio bilingual article on the jury system of the Isle of Man is the government's senior legal adviser and has an ex officio (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 Secretary of State for Justice.
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 Stephen Harding 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 Sir Wadsworth Busk, 1774–1797 William Frankland, 1797–1816 James Clarke, 1816–1844 Charles Richard Ogden, 1844–1866 Sir James Gell , 1866–1898 George Alfred Ring, 1898–1921 Ramsey Bignall Moore, 1921–1945 Sydney James Kneale, 1945–1957 George Edgar Moore, 1957–1963 David Deighton Lay, 1963–1972 Arthur Christian Luft , 1972–1974 John William Corrin , 1974–1980 Thomas William Cain , 1980–1993 Michael Kerruish , 1993–1998 John Corlett , 1998–2011 Stephen Harding , 2011–2012 John Quinn , acting, 2013–2017 substantive, 2017–2022 Walter Wannenburgh KC, 2022-
See also
Justice ministry Politics of Isle of Man
References
External links Official website of Attorney General