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]

History

Tobago was claimed for England already by King James I in 1608, however in the following time saw varying rulers.[2] In 1794, a planter was elected the first chief justice.[3] The island was eventually ceded to the United Kingdom in 1814 at the Treaty of Paris[4] and from 1833 it was assigned to the colony of the British Windward Islands.[5]

In 1797 Trinidad, who had been previously controlled by the Spanish Crown, was captured by a fleet commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby and thus came under British government.[6] The post of a chief justice was established in March of the same year.[7] Both islands, Trinidad and Tobago were incorporated into a single colony in 1888, which gained its independence in 1962.[8]

Chief justices of Tobago

Chief Judges of Trinidad

Chief Justices of Trinidad

  • 1669–?: Juan Fermin de Huidobro [21]
  • 1832–1849: George Scotland [19]
  • 1849–1869: William George Knox [22]
  • 1870–1885: Joseph Needham [23]
  • 1886–1888: Sir John Gorrie [24]

Chief Justices of Trinidad and Tobago

Notes

  1. "Attacks on Justice - Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). International Commission of Jurists. p. 358. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  2. Hart (1866), p. 238
  3. Laurence (1995), p. 55
  4. Woodcock (1867), p. 75
  5. Woodcock (1867), p. 82
  6. Millett (1985), p. 46
  7. Millett (1985), p. 47
  8. Nolan (2002), p. 1694
  9. Tobago in Wartime, 1793-1815. p. 77.
  10. O'Connell (1972), p. 21
  11. The Royal Kalendar and Court and City Register for England, Scotland, Ireland and the Colonies, 1933. p. 463.
  12. "No. 19901". The London Gazette. 6 October 1840. p. 2203.
  13. "No. 19973". The London Gazette. 27 April 1841. p. 1079.
  14. "No. 22591". The London Gazette. 21 January 1862. p. 334.
  15. Modern English Biography: (Supplement v.1-3). p. 2273.
  16. Rose (1888), p. 325
  17. "No. 25086". The London Gazette. 21 March 1882. p. 1282.
  18. Millett (1985), p. 230
  19. Joseph (1970), p. 113
  20. Hart (1866), p. 198
  21. Marley, David. Pirates of the Americas, Volume 1. p. 139.
  22. "No. 21006". The London Gazette. 7 August 1849. p. 2451.
  23. "No. 23600". The London Gazette. 22 March 1870. p. 1833.
  24. Brereton (1997), p. 231
  25. Brereton (1997), p. 259
  26. "No. 26317". The London Gazette. 16 August 1892. p. 4657.
  27. "No. 27173". The London Gazette. 13 March 1900. p. 1709.
  28. "No. 27617". The London Gazette. 17 November 1903. p. 7030.
  29. "No. 28161". The London Gazette. 24 July 1908. p. 5420.
  30. "No. 32983". The London Gazette. 17 October 1924. p. 7506.
  31. "No. 33243". The London Gazette. 28 January 1927. p. 578.
  32. "No. 33658". The London Gazette. 4 November 1930. p. 6945.
  33. "No. 34397". The London Gazette. 11 May 1937. p. 3108.
  34. "No. 35897". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 February 1943. p. 717.
  35. "No. 37755". The London Gazette. 11 October 1946. p. 5038.
  36. "No. 39537". The London Gazette. 9 May 1952. p. 2508.
  37. "No. 41557". The London Gazette. 25 November 1958. p. 7215.
  38. Comma (1973), p. 193
  39. Comma (1973), p. 280
  40. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-02-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  41. Comma (1973), p. 33
  42. Yawching (1991), p. 189
  43. Yawching (1991), p. 83
  44. West (2001), p. 732
  45. "Appointment of Chief Justice" (PDF). Trinidad and Tobago Gazette (135). 15 July 2002. p. 7593. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  46. "Appointment of Chief Justice" (PDF). Trinidad and Tobago Gazette (9). 24 January 2008. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.

References

  • Millett, James (1985). Society and Politics in Colonial Trinidad. Omega. ISBN 0-86232-421-1.
  • Joseph, Edward Lanzer (1970). History of Trinidad. Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-1939-6.
  • Hart, Daniel (1866). Trinidad and the other West India Islands and Colonies. Trinidad: The Chronicle Publishing Office.
  • Brereton, Bridget (1997). Law, Justice and Empire: The Colonial Career of John Gorrie, 1829–1892. Kingston, Jamaica: Press University of the West Indies. ISBN 976-640-035-0.
  • Comma, Carlton N. (1973). Who's Who in Trinidad and Tobago 1972–1973. Port of Spain: Carib Printers Ltd.
  • Yawching, Donna (1991). Who's Who and Handbook of Trinidad and Tobago. Inprint Caribbean Ltd. ISBN 976-608-038-0.
  • Jacqueline West, ed. (2001). South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002. London: Europe Publications. ISBN 1-85743-121-9.
  • Nolan, Cathal J. (2002). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations S-Z. vol. IV. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-32383-6.
  • Woodcock, Henry Iles (1867). A History of Tobago. Ayr: Smith and Grant.
  • Laurence, Keith Ormiston (1995). Tobago in Wartime, 1793–1815. Kingston, Jamaica: Press University of the West Indies. ISBN 976-640-003-2.
  • Daniel O'Connell & Maurice R. O'Connell (1972). Irish Manuscripts Commission (ed.). The Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell: 1792–1814. vol. I. Kingston, Jamaica: Irish University Press. ISBN 0-7165-0208-9.
  • Rose, George Maclean (1888). A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography. vol. II. Rose Publishing Co.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.