Chief Justice of Barbados
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The Chief Justice of Barbados is the head of the Barbadian judiciary and the Supreme Court, responsible for overseeing the administration of justice and presiding over the country’s highest courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Barbados canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| advisedByInAppointment |
Leader of the Opposition (Barbados)
ⓘ
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition of Barbados
Prime Minister of Barbados ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Barbados ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of Barbados ⓘ |
| appointedFor | tenure until mandatory retirement age ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment |
Judiciary of Barbados
ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial branch of Barbados
|
| country | Barbados ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Barbados ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to issue practice directions to the courts
ⓘ
to sit on the Court of Appeal of Barbados ⓘ to sit on the High Court of Barbados ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Bridgetown
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridgetown, Barbados
|
| headOf |
Judiciary of Barbados
ⓘ
Barbados Supreme Court ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Judicature of Barbados
|
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Bridgetown
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridgetown, Barbados
|
| mandatoryRetirementAge | 72 years ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Barbados Supreme Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Judicature of Barbados
|
| nominatedBy | Prime Minister of Barbados ⓘ |
| officeCreatedIn | 1966 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedOnEvent | Independence of Barbados ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
administrative head of the courts of Barbados
ⓘ
chief judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Barbados ⓘ head of the Barbadian judiciary ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
Sir David Anthony Cathcart Simmons
ⓘ
Sir Denys Ambrose Williams ⓘ Sir Marston C. D. Gibson ⓘ Sir Patterson Keith Herman Cheltenham ⓘ Sir William Randolph Douglas ⓘ |
| oversees |
administration of justice in Barbados
ⓘ
management of the courts of Barbados ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Judicial and Legal Service Commission of Barbados ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Barbados ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Barbados under British colonial administration ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
Court of Appeal of Barbados
ⓘ
High Court of Barbados ⓘ |
| rank | highest judicial officer in Barbados ⓘ |
| reportsTo | no higher judicial authority within Barbados ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
allocation of judicial business among judges
ⓘ
ensuring efficient operation of the courts ⓘ supervision of court administration ⓘ |
| style |
Chief Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
The Honourable Chief Justice
|
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