Alison Roxane McLean George-Wiltshire is a Guyanese lawyer and jurist who has served as

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since 2017. President

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appointed her in an acting capacity, but she has never been formally appointed to the position.

Early life

Alison Roxane McLean George-Wiltshire was admitted to the

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in 1990. She worked as a Director of Public Prosecutions.

Career

President

appointed George-Wiltshire as the acting

on 1 March, 2017, and swore her in on 28 March 2017. The Guyana Bar Association endorsed her nomination and later issued a call for her nomination to be advanced in 2025. However, she was still serving in an acting capacity as of 2025. President

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did not give a reason as for why he has not confirmed George-Wiltshire as chief justice. A

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against Granger was upheld by George-Wiltshire and ruled that the resignation of president and his cabinet was required. The results of the 2020 election were upheld by a ruling George-Wiltshire made. In February 2023, George-Wiltshire ruled that Section 14 of the Matrimonial Causes Act was unconstitutional as it was discriminated based on sex and gender. The section only had men paying alimony and not women. In 2024, she was critical of the Judicial Decisions Act, which required judicial rulings within 120 days, as she felt it would impractical with the heavy workload of judges. In October 2022, an intruder broke into George-Wiltshire's house and pointed a

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at two police officers before fleeing.

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