Attorney General of Alaska Territory
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The Attorney General of Alaska Territory was the chief legal officer responsible for representing the territorial government and overseeing law enforcement and legal affairs before Alaska achieved statehood.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Alaska | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public office
ⓘ
territorial attorney general position ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | period before Alaska statehood ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Department of Justice of Alaska Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction | administration of justice in Alaska Territory ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Alaska Territory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | existed during period when Alaska was a U.S. territory ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Alaska Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityFrom | acts of the United States Congress concerning Alaska Territory ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
United States legal system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
territorial law of Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritory | Alaska Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
chief legal officer of Alaska Territory
ⓘ
legal advisor to the territorial government of Alaska ⓘ overseer of territorial law enforcement affairs ⓘ representative of the territorial government in legal matters ⓘ supervisor of territorial legal affairs ⓘ |
| officeLevel | territorial-wide jurisdiction ⓘ |
| officeScope | territorial level ⓘ |
| officeType | appointed office ⓘ |
| partOf | government of Alaska Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | transition of Alaska from territory to state ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Attorney General of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByEvent | Alaska statehood ⓘ |
| replacedByEventDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| replacedByOfficeIn | State of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Governor of Alaska Territory ⓘ |
| responsibility |
defense of territorial laws in litigation
ⓘ
enforcement of territorial statutes ⓘ oversight of territorial prosecutors ⓘ provision of legal opinions to territorial officials ⓘ representation of Alaska Territory in court ⓘ |
| scopeOfAdvice |
administrative law matters in Alaska Territory
ⓘ
civil law matters in Alaska Territory ⓘ criminal law matters in Alaska Territory ⓘ |
| status | defunct office ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Governor of Alaska Territory ⓘ |
| successorJurisdiction | State of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOffice | Attorney General of Alaska (state-level) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialStatus | U.S. incorporated territory ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Civil Division (Alaska Department of Law)
this entity surface form:
Attorney General of Alaska
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Alaska Department of Law)
this entity surface form:
Attorney General of Alaska