Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC and Justice Dawn Gregory were yesterday sworn in as Appellate judges by President David Granger who later assured that government has no interest interfering in the judiciary’s work.
The appointment of these judges brings the number of appellate judges to three; the minimum required to sit at one time. The third appellate judge is acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards. The Court of Appeal last sat in February and with the appointment it is expected that the court will resume its work immediately.
In his remarks shortly after the duo had taken their oath of office, Granger said that the installation ceremony of the judges is an affirmation of the Government’s commitment to “ensuring a judicial system that