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The court was created by Article 93(1) of the Constitution. Before that, the Supreme Court was governed by the Supreme Court Act of 1896. The Neo-Georgian style building which is home to the Supreme Court in New Providence is located on Bank Lane. Ground was broken for the building in 1921 by then Governor of the Colony of the Bahamas, Sir ...
The Supreme Court has unlimited original jurisdiction in civil and criminal causes and matters and an appellate jurisdiction conferred on it by the Supreme Court Act, 1996 or any other law, which includes appeals from the Magistrates’ Court. Appeals made by the Supreme Court can be struck down by the Court of Appeal, which is the highest ...
The governor-general appoints the chief justice of the Supreme Court on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition. Other justices are appointed on the advice of a judicial commission. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London serves as the highest appellate court for the Bahamas.
All justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the governor-general. [34] On taking office, all Bahamian judges are required to swear an oath to the monarch. Under the Official Oaths Act, the Judicial Oath is: [50]
Bahamas after independence in 1973. Sir Leonard J. Knowles, 4 July 1973 to 6 August 1978 [12] [21] James Alfred Smith, 7 July 1978 to 11 May 1980 [21] Harvey Lloyd da Costa, 18 November 1980 to 31 December 1981 [21] Vivian O. Blake, 1 January 1982 to 9 September 1983 [21] Sir Denis Eustace Gilbert Malone (acting), 10 September to 31 December ...
General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 August 1992. [1] The result was a victory for the opposition Free National Movement (FNM), which received 55% of the vote and won 33 of the 49 seats in the House of Assembly, while the ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) lost nearly half their seats, winning only 16.
Supreme Court; Magistrates' Court ... Law of The Bahamas; Local government. Local Government Act 1996; Chief Councillors; Elections. ... Political parties in the ...
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