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The judiciary of Jamaica is based on the judiciary of the United Kingdom. [1] The courts are organized at four levels, with additional provision for appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. The Court of Appeal is the highest appellate court. The Supreme Court has unlimited jurisdiction in all cases, and sits as the ...
A justice of the peace ( JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning. Depending on the jurisdiction, such justices dispense summary justice or merely deal with local ...
The Ministry of Justice (headed by the Minister of Justice) was established in 2001 after having severed ties with the Ministry of National Security and Justice. As a result, prior to the change in 2001, there are past individuals who were referred to as the Minister of National Security and Justice. Additionally, certain Ministers of Justice ...
Delano Franklyn (c. November 23, 1959 – February 10, 2023) was a Jamaican attorney-at-Law, a Justice of the Peace and a Notary Public and one of the founding partners of the law firm Wilson & Franklyn. In 1998 he was appointed the Chief Advisor to the then Prime Minister of Jamaica, P. J. Patterson.
Ministry of justice. A justice ministry, ministry of justice, [1] or department of justice, [2] is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice ( minister for justice in a very few countries) or a secretary of justice.
31 January 1948 (age 76) Westmoreland, Jamaica. Alma mater. University of the West Indies. Awards. Order of Jamaica (2007) Zaila Rowena McCalla, O.J. ( née Morris; born 31 January 1948) is a Jamaican judge. Between 2007 and 2018, she was the Chief Justice of Jamaica. [1] [2]
The chief justice of Jamaica is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Jamaica. This article lists chief justices from before and after Jamaica's independence in 1962. This article lists chief justices from before and after Jamaica's independence in 1962.
Scarlett became Chief Justice of Jamaica in 1821. In 1823, Scarlett successfully descended a man against a charge of libel brought by the Duke of Manchester, the Governor of Jamaica. Scarlett was successful, but even as a Chief Justice, was abused as he left. He was involved again in another case where he opposed the governor.