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The position of chief justice is authorised by Article 93(2) of the Constitution of the Bahamas. Under Article 94(1), the governor-general appoints the chief justice on the recommendation of the prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition. Removal of the chief justice is governed by Article 96(6); the prime minister ...
The Supreme Court Act of The Bahamas, section 3 states that there are to be, in addition to the Chief Justice, no more than twenty and no less than six Justices in the Supreme Court. The Act also states [3] that only two justices may bear the title "Senior Justice". [4] To qualify to become a justice of the Supreme Court, a person must have ...
He was the President of the Senate of the Bahamas from 1964 to 1972. [5] In 1973, he became the first Chief Justice in the newly independent Bahamas, a position he held until 1978. [6] [7] He had to be sworn in before the Bahamian Independence Day on 10 July 1973 because it was his duty to swear in the first prime minister.
Pages in category "Chief justices of the Bahamas" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Dame Joan Augusta Sawyer, DBE, PC (born 26 November 1940) is a Bahamian judge. She was Chief Justice of the Bahamas from 1996 to 2001 and President of the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas from 2001 to 2010.
After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of the Bahamas without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government. Symbols ^†
The position of President of the Court of Appeal is authorised by Article 98(2)(a) of the Constitution of the Bahamas. Under Article 98(2)(b), the President may invite the Chief Justice to sit in the Court of Appeal.
He was named as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas from October 1993 to June 1994, as a Senior Justice from July 1994 to December 1995, and as the Chief Justice from January 1995 to October 1996. [6] After stepping down as Chief Justice, Fountain moved to Grand Bahama and returned to private practice. [1]