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Désirée Bernard
Désirée Patricia Bernard (2 March 1939 – 28 March 2024) was a Guyanese lawyer and jurist who was the country's first female judge of the High Court in 1980 and Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court in 1992. She was appointed Chief Justice of Guyana in 1996, Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana and the Caribbean in 2001 and a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice in 2005. In 2014, she was appointed to the Bermuda Court of Appeal. Early life and education Bernard was born in Georgetown on 2 March 1939, the only child of William and Maude Bernard. Her father was a Sergeant of Police. She attended St Ambrose School in Georgetown and won a place at Bishops High School. She planned to become a teacher, until a family friend encouraged her to consider law. She attained a Bachelor of Laws degree with honours from the University of London in 1963. Career Bernard qualified as a solicitor in 1964 and was in private practice until 1980. She was appointed a Magistrate in 1970 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Justice Of Guyana
The Chief Justice of Guyana is the senior judge of the High Court of the Supreme Court of Guyana and is appointed by the President of Guyana. The High Court consists of the Chief Justice as President of the Court supported by several Puisne Judges. There is a right of appeal from the Supreme Court to the Guyana Court of Appeal, which was established in 1966 and consists of the Chancellor as President of the Court assisted by the Chief Justice and several Justices of Appeal. Since 1966 the Chancellor has thus been the head of the Judiciary in Guyana. Chancellors *1966–1968 Sir Kenneth Sievewright Stoby *1968–1975 Sir Edward Victor Luckhoo *1976–1980 Joseph Oscar Fitzclarence Haynes *1980–1984 Victor E. Crane *1984–1988 Keith S. Massiah *1988–1995 Kenneth Montague George *1995–1996 Aubrey F. R. Bishop *1996–?2001 Cecil C Kennard *2001–2005 Désirée Bernard *2005–2017 Carl Ashok Singh (acting) *2017–present Yonette Cummings-Edwards (acting) Chief Justices *c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |