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]
Brereton, Bridget (1997). Law, Justice and Empire: The Colonial Career of John Gorrie, 1829–1892. Kingston, Jamaica: Press University of the West Indies.
ISBN976-640-035-0.
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.
ISBN976-608-038-0.
Jacqueline West, ed. (2001). South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002. London: Europe Publications.
ISBN1-85743-121-9.
Nolan, Cathal J. (2002). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations S-Z. Vol. IV. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group.
ISBN0-313-32383-6.
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.
ISBN976-640-003-2.
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.
ISBN0-7165-0208-9.
Rose, George Maclean (1888). A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography. Vol. II. Rose Publishing Co.
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]
Brereton, Bridget (1997). Law, Justice and Empire: The Colonial Career of John Gorrie, 1829–1892. Kingston, Jamaica: Press University of the West Indies.
ISBN976-640-035-0.
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.
ISBN976-608-038-0.
Jacqueline West, ed. (2001). South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002. London: Europe Publications.
ISBN1-85743-121-9.
Nolan, Cathal J. (2002). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations S-Z. Vol. IV. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group.
ISBN0-313-32383-6.
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.
ISBN976-640-003-2.
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.
ISBN0-7165-0208-9.
Rose, George Maclean (1888). A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography. Vol. II. Rose Publishing Co.