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The judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda is an independent branch of the Antiguan and Barbudan government, subject to the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda. Even though the Office of the Attorney General in the executive branch appoints magistrates, the judicial branch is mostly independent of the other two branches.
The justices of the high court for Antigua and Barbuda are assigned to the country by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) of the OECS. [1] Justices of the High Court must retire at the sixty-five, however, the JLSC may extend a justice's term by three years upon the agreement of the heads of government of all of the states participating in the ECSC. [2]
In 1791, Antigua underwent a judicial reform. In the early 1800s, the modern-day Government House was completed. [11] After the abolishment of the slave trade in 1808, a five-man police force was established in 1813. [12] In 1816, the colony of Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat was established after the abolishment of the British Leeward Islands ...
The Antigua and Barbuda judiciary is a separate part of the government and is governed by the Antigua and Barbuda Constitution. The judicial branch is mostly independent of the other two institutions, despite the fact that magistrates are appointed by the Office of the Attorney General in the executive branch.
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), [1] including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat).
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This court is headquartered in Saint Lucia, but at least one judge of the Supreme Court resides in Antigua and Barbuda, and presides over the High Court of Justice. The current High Court judges are Nicola Byer, Ann-Marie Smith, Jan Drysdale, Rene Williams, and Tunde Bakre as of September 2024. [5]