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Allen became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas in 1995, and was elevated to Senior Justice in 2005. [1] She also served as Acting Chief Justice in 2007. [2] In November 2010, she succeeded Joan Sawyer as President of the Court of Appeal.
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 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 has served as Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice of the Court of Appeal, Senior Justice and, in February, succeeded Sir Michael Barnett as Chief Justice, the nation's highest judicial office. Sir Hartman has been appointed a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his contributions to the legal and judicial system of The Bahamas. [2]
The law of the Bahamas makes provisions for the appointment of 12 Justices to the Bench of the Supreme Court, inclusive of the Chief Justice, and for five Justices of the Court of Appeal, inclusive of the President. The Chief Justice, as Head of the Judiciary, is an ex officio member of the Court of Appeal, but only sits at the invitation of ...
The Chief Justice is the head of the Judicature in the Bahamas and sits in the Supreme Court. He can also sit in the Court of Appeal, at the invitation of the President of the Court of Appeal. The current Chief Justice of The Bahamas is The Hon. Brian Moree. Other justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the Governor General on the advice ...
Nearly three weeks have passed since Taylor Casey, a Chicago woman, vanished from a yoga retreat in the Bahamas. Taylor Casey: Officer suspended amid search for missing Chicago woman in Bahamas ...
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