After months of delay President David Granger is this morning set to swear in four High Court judges and one Appeal Court judge.
Stabroek News has been informed that High Court Judge Rishi Persaud will be elevated to an Appeal Court judge, while attorneys Simone Morris-Ramlall, Damone Younge, Sandil Kissoon and Gino Persaud will be sworn in as Puisne Judges.
At least three of the expected appointees, Younge, Kissoon and Justice Persaud, are said to have been on the list submitted to President Granger last year May by the former Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which was then headed by now retired acting Chancellor Carl Singh. However, it was not acted on and some had expressed concerns over the apparent delay. While he had not sworn in Justice Persaud as an appellate judge, the President earlier this year elevated Justice Dawn Gregory, whose name was submitted at the same time.