Cherno Jallow

Cherno Sulayman Jallow, QC is a former Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands, a position that he held from 1999 to 2007.[1][2] Jallow stepped down as Attorney General during 2007 to take up a position within the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission, where he is director of Policy, Research and Statistics.[1]

He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) of the British Virgin Islands bar in 2007,[3] although curiously is not admitted to practice as a lawyer in the jurisdiction.[4]

Jallow, a native of The Gambia,[3] originally came to the British Virgin Islands as a parliamentary draftsman, but was appointed to act as Attorney General when Dancia Penn stepped down.

Offices

Preceded by
Dancia Penn		 Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands
1999-2007 		Succeeded by
Kathleen Ayensu

References

  1. 1 2 "Financial Services Commission - governance". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ ""Ghanaian" appointed AG of British Virgin Islands". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Gambian Lawyer Cherno Jallow Named Queen's Counsel". The Gambia Echo. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ↑ The Attorney General is exempt from admission requirements that apply to other lawyers in the British Virgin Islands. Although since 2010 it has been a requirement that the Attorney General must at least be eligible for admission to the British Virgin Islands bar.

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