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The Magistrate's Court is the lowest court in the Bahamas. This Court is the primary court for many civil and criminal cases. Magistrates are appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.
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]
Non-Bahamian nationals on the courts of the Bahamas. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. B.
Location of The Bahamas within the western hemisphere. The Bahamas House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of The Bahamas, an island country in the Caribbean. It is housed at the Bahamian Parliament Building in Nassau, the national capital. The current Assembly was elected by the general election held on 16 September 2021.
He was appointed to act as a Stipendiary and Circuit Magistrate from August 1978 to August 1980. [citation needed] He then returned to the Office of the Attorney-General and was elevated to Crown Counsel. [2] He became Acting Solicitor-General of the Bahamas in 1983, [2] being confirmed to the post in 1984. [citation needed]
In 2011, Bahamian Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett said The Bahamas should eventually abandon the Privy Council as the final court of appeal and move toward the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). While that decision would be up to the government of The Bahamas, Sir Michael said there is a "powerful argument to moving eventually toward the CCJ".
In September 1978, she served as an acting magistrate on a widely-reported poaching case. [6] [7] In 1987, she served as an acting Supreme Court justice for two months. [2] Sawyer was named a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on 6 May 1988, [2] and served in that position until 30 June 1995.
Pages in category "British judges on the courts of the Bahamas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M.