PM Golding names Ransford Braham as new Attorney General

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has named Attorney-at-Law Ransford Braham as the new Attorney General who will serve in the position with that office separated from the Ministerial portfolio of Justice.

Explaining the decision to separate the responsibilities, Prime Minister Golding said he had done so based on the very strong recommendations of the recently concluded Manatt Commission of Enquiry. He pointed out that the Attorney General does not have to sit in either House of Parliament. By appointing someone who will not be a part of the political executive, the Prime Minister said, some insulation is being inserted between the political executive and the source of the principal legal advice that is provided to the Government. 

Ransford Braham was admitted to practice in Jamaica in 1988 after graduating from the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Laws Degree with Honours and is currently a member of the General Legal Council and the Jamaica Bar Association.

He was most recently an Advocate in the legal firm Livingston, Alexander and Levy's Litigation Department, responsible for conducting litigation in all courts including the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council.

Mr. Braham is also an experienced Arbitration Advocate specializing in commercial arbitration involving construction contracts; insurance policies; and engineering specifications.  He takes up office on August 8.