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The High Court has original jurisdiction over indictable criminal matters, family matters, and civil matters. It sits at Port of Spain, San Fernando and Scarborough. [4] A decision of the High Court can be appealed to the Court of Appeal whether there is a question of constitutional interpretation, a breach of the laws protecting fundamental rights, a decision allowing or refusing proceedings ...
The judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago is a branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago that interprets and applies the laws of Trinidad and Tobago, to ensure equal justice under law, and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution. The judiciary is a hierarchical system comprising a Supreme Court of Judicature, a Magistracy and a Family Court.
Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago. The chief justice of Trinidad and Tobago is the highest judge of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and presides over its Supreme Court of Judicature. [1] He is appointed by a common decision of the president, the prime minister and the leader of the main opposition party. [1]
Margaret A. Price Findlay is a Trinidad and Tobago lawyer and judge. She has worked primarily in the British Virgin Islands, and since 2009, she has been a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court . Price Findlay earned a bachelor of laws degree from the University of the West Indies. From 1987 to 1991 she worked as a lawyer in ...
High Court Judge at the Supreme Court of Judicature for Trinidad and Tobago. In office. 8 September 2014 – 27 January 2020. Gillian Lucky (born 1967) is a Justice of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Judicature for Trinidad and Tobago. She was previously a High Court Judge, Director of the Police Complaints Authority, and a Member of Parliament ...
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ or CCtJ; Dutch: Caribisch Hof van Justitie; French: Cour Caribéenne de Justice[1]) is the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Established in 2005, it is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean Court of Justice has two jurisdictions: an original jurisdiction and an ...
Career. Sealey graduated from Hugh Wooding Law School in 1979. [1] Sealey was appointed a judge in her native country in 1990. She served as a judge for many years, becoming the second female judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature. [2] After her retirement, she sat on a number of commissions of inquiry investigating corruption in the country.
Arthur Hugh McShine. Sir Arthur Hugh McShine (11 May 1906 – 10 July 1983) was the Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago from 1969 until 1970. [1] [2] He was earlier the acting Chief Judge of Trinidad and Tobago in 1961 till Trinidad and Tobago became independent in 1962. [3] [4] He was born on 11 May 1906, the son Arthur Hutton McShine, [5 ...