In May of last year the Office of the Chancellor of the Judiciary issued an invitation for attorneys-at-law desirous of being elevated to Senior Counsel to apply, however nine months later the process appears to have stalled.
Over the course of the nine months Stabroek News has reached out to the Chancellor of the Judiciary Justice Carl Singh on several occasions for an update on the process but there has been none. Senior Counsel appointments have not been made for 18 years.
Observers had been critical of the sudden interest in appointing Senior Counsel after the long gap.