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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 ...
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 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 ...
The Bahamas is mourning the loss of one of its long serving politicians, a former journalist who propelled a successful television news career into politics to represent the people of Grand Bahama ...
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]
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 ...
[6] [7] In 1987, she served as an acting Supreme Court justice for two months. [2] Sawyer was named a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on 6 May 1988, [2] and served in that position until 30 June 1995. She returned to the bench on 1 November 1996 as Chief Justice, [8] where she sat until 26 November 2001. [9] [8]
The Bahamas is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy headed by King Charles III in his role as King of the Bahamas. The politics of the Bahamas takes place within a framework of parliamentary democracy, with a Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The Bahamas is an Independent Country and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. As a ...