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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 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 ...
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. ...
Chief justices of the Bahamas (18 P) Colony of the Bahamas judges (9 P) E. ... Presidents of the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas (4 P) Pages in category "Bahamian judges"
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 ...
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]
Hall served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on 1 February 1991 and then as a Justice of Court of Appeal of the Bahamas from April 1997. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was appointed Chairman of the 1998 National Crime Commission of the Bahamas and, on 4 August 1999, was appointed as the first Bahamian judge on the Inter-American Development ...
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]