Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall says the backlog in Guyana’s judiciary is growing every day that the National Assembly’s Committee of Appointments delays the appointment of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
The commission is tasked by the constitution with appointing persons to serve as judges and magistrates. The last commission expired last year and Nandlall says the failure of the Committee of Appointments to appoint another is affecting the judiciary’s efficiency.
So serious is the matter, he said, that President Donald Ramotar penned a letter to Opposition Leader David Granger detailing some of