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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 ...
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.
The judiciary also is modelled on the British system. The Court of Appeal is the highest appellate court in Jamaica. Under certain circumstances, cases may be appealed to Britain's Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Jamaica's parishes have elected councils that exercise limited powers of local government.
Kirk Anderson (judge) Kirk Brian Anderson (born 20 April 1967) is a Caribbean jurist. [1] A dual national of Jamaica and Belize, he has experience both before the bench and behind it, in Belize as Director of Public Prosecutions and in Jamaica as a justice of the Supreme Court, and in both countries as a lawyer in private practice.
t. e. The Jamaican order of precedence is as follows: [1] Charles III, King of Jamaica [2] Governor-General of Jamaica (Sir Patrick Allen) Prime Minister of Jamaica (Andrew Holness) Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica (Horace Chang) Leader of the Opposition (Mark Golding) Members of the Cabinet and Ministers of State.
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 ...
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]
Bryan Sykes (judge) Bryan Sykes OJ is a Jamaican judge. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of Jamaica on 1 February 2018 and was sworn in on 1 March 2018. [1] [2] The Honourable. Bryan Sykes.