First Caribbean-trained CCJ president sworn in

Jul 05, 2018 News

Justice Adrian Saunders was yesterday sworn in as the third President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) during a ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St James, which coincided with the 39th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meeting.

Justice Adrian Saunders

Justice Saunders, a native of St Vincent and the Grenadines, is the first Caribbean-trained CCJ president.
In his address, he said his vision is for the CCJ to become an established symbol of regional integration similar to the University of the West Indies and the Caribbean Development Bank, which will safeguard the delivery of justice.
Sir Dennis Byron, the immediate past president of the CCJ, asserted that he has handed over an institution that has been serving the needs of people in the region.
He went on to describe Justice Saunders as thoroughly prepared and fit to assume the role.
Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize and Head of Government for Justice and Governance in CARICOM, said that the CCJ will make great strides under the leadership of Justice Saunders.
He added that the integrity of the CCJ cannot be called into question, although his Government has been affected by judgements from the court.

Justice Saunders being sworn in yesterday.

Justice Saunders holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, and a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago. He was called to the Bar in St Vincent and the Grenadines in 1977.
The jurist worked in private practice until 1996 when he was appointed as a judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He ascended to the Court of Appeal in 2003 and then acted as Chief Justice a year later. In 2005, he was among the first cohort of judges appointed to the CCJ.

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