Crown Counsel Candisie Franklin admitted to practice law in Guyana

May 11, 2026 News

From left: Magistrate Fabayo Azore, Attorney Candisie Franklin, Justice Nigel Niles, and Attorneys Kara Duff-Yehudah and Patrice Henry

Kaieteur News- Candisie Dilleonia Franklin, a Guyanese-born legal professional serving as Crown Counsel in St. Kitts and Nevis, was recently admitted to practise as an attorney in Guyana.

Franklin, a graduate of the University of Guyana, obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2005 and earned a Master of Laws degree with merit in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of London in 2015. She later graduated from the Eugene Dupuch Law School, receiving a Legal Education Certificate from the Council of Legal Education in September 2025.

She is currently employed as Crown Counsel in the Intellectual Property Office within the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs in St. Kitts and Nevis and is also the principal and managing director of two businesses, including a corporate and commercial consultancy company and an event management and décor company.

Attorney Candisie Franklin

Franklin completed an internship at the attorney general’s chambers in St. Kitts and Nevis between June and August 2024 and has also worked in private law firms within the federation.

Franklin, whose application was filed by attorney Kara Duff-Yehudah, described her admission to the Guyana bar as a “full circle” moment, noting that she was born in Guyana, completed her early education here, and first dreamed of becoming a lawyer while living in the country. She left Guyana at age 12 to live in St. Kitts and Nevis but returned years later to complete her legal education.

She revealed that plans were delayed by personal and financial challenges, forcing her at one stage to step away from her studies and rebuild her life. She entered the Miss Guyana Universe pageant out of financial necessity and used the prize money to continue her education. She spoke about “barriers, assumptions, and gatekeeping” within the legal profession, saying some people questioned her seriousness because of her background in pageantry and business.

But she argued that the legal profession must embrace fairness and perspective, stating: “Not every path will look the same. And it is not our place to diminish a journey we did not walk.”

She described her eventual return to legal studies as requiring “humility,” “sacrifice,” and “faith,” adding that “even delayed dreams are still valid.” Franklin said she now enters the legal profession understanding the responsibilities it demands, including “discipline, integrity, courage, and service.”

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Attorney Candisie Franklin, Kara Duff-Yehudah, University of Guyana, University of London

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