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Chief Justice of the Bahamas

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The chief justice of the Bahamas heads the Supreme Court of the Bahamas.

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The position of chief justice is authorised by Article 93(2) of the Constitution of the Bahamas. Under Article 94(1), the governor-general appoints the chief justice on the recommendation of the prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition. Removal of the chief justice is governed by Article 96(6); the prime minister recommends removal to the governor-general, who then forms a tribunal of at least three members selected by the governor-general in accordance with the advice of the prime minister. Under Article 98(2), the chief justice may be invited to sit on the Court of Appeal by the president of that court.[1]

List of chief justices

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British Crown Colony of the Bahamas, 1718-1973
Bahamas after independence in 1973

References

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  1. ^ "Chapter VII: The Judicature". The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ Sylvanus, Urban (1805). The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. Vol. 75, Part 2. London, England: J. Nichols and Son. pp. 1193–1194.
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  4. ^ "No. 7573". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 September 1865. p. 1134.
  5. ^ "Northampton Mercury". 16 October 1875.
  6. ^ "Appointments". The Gazette (24254). London, England: 4821. 12 October 1875.
  7. ^ "Downing Street, August 12, 1880". The Edinburgh Gazette. No. 9131. 17 August 1880. p. 745.
  8. ^ "Addresses presented to Hon. H.W. Austin, Chief Justice of Bahamas, on his retirement from the bench of the colony". publisher not identified. 24 October 1890 – via Open WorldCat.
  9. ^ Wiener, Martin J. (2008). An Empire on Trial: Race, Murder, and Justice under British Rule, 1870–1935. Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–124. ISBN 978-1-139-47344-6.
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  11. ^ Shaw, William. The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time. p. 402.
  12. ^ a b c Dorsett, Sidney (4 July 1973). "Leonard Knowles Sworn in as the First Bahamian Chief Justice in 63 Years". Tribune newspaper. p. 1. Retrieved 6 May 2024. The new Chief Justice [Leonard Knowles] who succeeds Sir William Gordon Bryce CBE
  13. ^ "No. 28329". The London Gazette. 14 January 1910. p. 338.
  14. ^ "Local obituaries: Sir Daniel Tudor". Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic. 1 December 1928. p. 7.
  15. ^ "Appointments". The Gazette (28521). London, England: 5986. 11 August 1911.
  16. ^ "Appointments". The London Gazette (32748): 6710. 19 September 1922.
  17. ^ "No. 14367". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 August 1927. p. 980.
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  19. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 7 June 1951
  20. ^ SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 31 MAY 1956
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Former Justices of the Supreme Court" (PDF). Supreme Court of the Bahamas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  22. ^ "Sir Burton Hall nominated to become a Permanent Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia". The Bahamas Weekly. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  23. ^ "New Chief Justice takes over The Judiciary". The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  24. ^ "Swearing In of New Chief Justice Hartman Longley". The Bahamas Weekly. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  25. ^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk.
  26. ^ "BRIAN MOREE, QC SWORN IN AS NEW CHIEF JUSTICE – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Bahamas".
  27. ^ "Hon. Mr. Justice Ian Winder, sworn in as the new Chief Justice". The Bahamas Weekly. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.