Social:Chief Justice of Belize
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| Chief Justice of Belize | |
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Incumbent Michelle Arana since 20 March 2020 | |
| Supreme Court of Belize Office of the Chief Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable Madam Chief Justice |
| Status | Chief Justice, head of the Supreme Court of Belize |
| Member of | Supreme Court of Belize |
| Seat | Supreme Court Building, Belize City, Belize, Central America |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Governor General |
| Term length | No set term, though retirement is mandatory at age 65. |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Belize |
| Inaugural holder | Robert Temble |
| Formation | 1843 |
| Website | www |
The Chief Justice of Belize is the head of the Supreme Court of Belize. Under Chapter 7 of the Constitution of Belize, the Chief Justice is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister.[1]
Since the retirement of Kenneth Benjamin in March 2020, Michelle Arana is the acting Chief Justice of Belize.[2]
List of Chief Justices
The full list as published by the Attorney General of Belize:[3]
- Robert Temple Esq., 1843–1861
British Honduras (1862-1973)
- Richard J. Connor, 1862
- William Alexander Parker, 1875–1881
- Sir Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles, 1881 (later Administrator of Grenada, 1887 and Attorney General of Jamaica, 1896)
- William Anthony Musgrave Sheriff, 1883–1886
- Sir William Meigh Goodman, 1886–1889
- Sir William John Anderson, 1890–1900 (afterwards Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, 1900)
- Sir Walter Llewellyn Lewis, 1900–1906[4]
- Frederic Mackenzie Maxwell, 1906–1911 (afterwards Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands, 1912)
- Sir Walter Sidney Shaw, 1912–1914
- Sir Robert Blair Roden, 1915–1921
- Herbert Kortright McDonnell Sisnett, 1922–1931
- Charles Wilton Wood Greenidge, 1932–1936
- Sir Arthur Kirwan Agar, 1936–1940
- Sir Carleton George Langley, 1940–1947 [5]
- Frederick Malcolm Boland, 1948–1949
- Sir Alfred Victor Crane, 1950–1954
- Erskine Rueul La Tourette Ward, 1955–1957
- Sir Clifford De Lisle Inniss, 1957–1972
Belize (1973–)
- Arthur Richard Franklin Dickson, 1973–1974
- Sir Denis Eustace Gilbert Malone, 1974–1979
- Albert L. Staine, CBE, 1979–1982
- George C. R. Moe, QC, 1982–1985
- George N. Brown, acting 1985–1986
- Taufik Cotran, CBE, 1986–1990
- Sir George N. Brown, 1990–1998
- George Singh, 1998
- Manuel Sosa, CBE, SC, 1998–1999
- John Troadio Gonzalez, acting 1999–2000
- Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh, 2000–2010[6]
- Samuel Awich, acting 2010–2011
- Kenneth Benjamin, 2011[7]-2020
- Michelle Arana, acting 2020-[2]
References
- ↑ "Structure, composition, and jurisdiction". Government of Belize. http://www.belize.gov.bz/ct.asp?xItem=691&ctNode=566&mp=27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Parks, Rowland A. (21 March 2020). "Supreme Court Justice Michelle Arana will act as Chief Justice". https://amandala.com.bz/news/supreme-court-justice-michelle-arana-will-act-as-chief-justice/.
- ↑ "Chief Justices of Belize, 1843 to 2000". Attorney General of Belize. http://www.belizelaw.org/supreme_court/justices.html.
- ↑ No. 27173. 13 March 1900. p. 1709. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27173/page/1709
- ↑ No. 34847. 10 May 1940. p. 2807. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34847/page/2807
- ↑ Humes, Aaron (2010-01-10). "The end of an era: Chief Justice Dr. Abdulai Conteh retires". Amandala. http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=10367.
- ↑ Trapp, Adele (2011-07-29). "Guyanese jurist, Kenneth Benjamin, 56, to succeed Conteh". Amandala. http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=11500.
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