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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre); Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (fourth right); President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick Brooks (third right) and Chief Justice, Hon. Mr. Justice Bryan Sykes (fourth left), with judges who have been appointed to serve in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, at a swearing in ceremony, held at King’s House on September 14. They are (from left): His Honour Mr. Dale Staple, Her Honour Miss Opal Smith, Master Stephany Orr, Hon. Justice Kissock Laing and Master Pamela Mason.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre); Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (fourth right); President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick Brooks (third right) and Chief Justice, Hon. Mr. Justice Bryan Sykes (fourth left), with judges who have been appointed to serve in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, at a swearing in ceremony, held at King’s House on September 14. They are (from left): His Honour Mr. Dale Staple, Her Honour Miss Opal Smith, Master Stephany Orr, Hon. Justice Kissock Laing and Master Pamela Mason.

Judges Appointed to Act in Appeal and Supreme Courts

Five judges appointed to serve in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, were sworn into office, today (September 14), during a ceremony at King’s House. They are: Hon....
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (fourth right. seated); Permanent Secretary, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane (fifth right, seated); and National Restorative Justice Coordinator, Andriene Lindsay Williams (ninth left, standing) are flanked by members of the local faith-based community following Tuesday’s restorative justice programme partnership agreement signing ceremony at the Ministry’s office in Kingston.

Indonesian Delegation to Study Restorative Justice Programme

By: Mickella Anderson, September 7, 2022
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre); Chairman, Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kingston, His Grace the Most Rev. Kenneth Richards (left); and Vice President, the Independent Churches of Jamaica, Bishop Dr Michael Smith, sign a restorative justice programme memorandum of understanding, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Tuesday (September 6).

Justice Ministry and Churches Sign Restorative Justice Partnership Agreement

By: Mickella Anderson, September 7, 2022

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Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left), and President of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), Dr. Lynden Rose (right), present the Golden Scale Award 2022 for the County of Cornwall to Justice of the Peace from St. Elizabeth, Jacob Bailey. Occasion was the entity’s 27th Golden Scale Awards Banquet at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay on Saturday, August 20.
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JPs Honored at Golden Scale Awards

Fifteen Justices of the Peace (JPs) from across Jamaica have been honoured for exemplary service by the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ). At the entity’s 27th Golden Scale Awards...
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By: Okoye Henry, August 21, 2022