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The basis of the Bahamian Law and legal system lies within the English Common Law tradition. Justices of the Supreme Court, Registrars and Magistrates are all appointed by The Governor-General acting on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, which is composed of five individuals who are headed by the Chief Justice as their chairman.
The Supreme Court is third in the adjudicative hierarchy of the Bahamas. Appeals made by the Supreme Court can be struck down by the Court of Appeal, which is the highest domestic court in the Bahamas; appeals can be made from either court to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which is the highest court for the country. [6]
Pages in category "Judiciary of the Bahamas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Bahamas after independence in 1973. Sir Leonard J. Knowles, 4 July 1973 to 6 August 1978 [12] [22] James Alfred Smith, 7 July 1978 to 11 May 1980 [22] Harvey Lloyd da Costa, 18 November 1980 to 31 December 1981 [22] Vivian O. Blake, 1 January 1982 to 9 September 1983 [22] Sir Denis Eustace Gilbert Malone (acting), 10 September to 31 December ...
Hall served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on 1 February 1991 and then as a Justice of Court of Appeal of the Bahamas from April 1997. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was appointed Chairman of the 1998 National Crime Commission of the Bahamas and, on 4 August 1999, was appointed as the first Bahamian judge on the Inter-American Development ...
Presidents of the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas (4 P) Pages in category "Bahamian judges" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The position of President of the Court of Appeal is authorised by Article 98(2)(a) of the Constitution of the Bahamas. Under Article 98(2)(b), the President may invite the Chief Justice to sit in the Court of Appeal.
He has served as Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice of the Court of Appeal, Senior Justice and, in February, succeeded Sir Michael Barnett as Chief Justice, the nation's highest judicial office. Sir Hartman has been appointed a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his contributions to the legal and judicial system of The Bahamas. [2]