Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Captain Texine Daw was admitted to the bar before Justice Brassington Reynolds on Thursday.
According to a post on the GDF Facebook page, her petition to practice law was presented by Attorney at Law, Melissa Yearwood-Stewart in association with the Solicitor General, Nigel Hawke.
Captain Daw enlisted in the Guyana Defence Force as a soldier in 2008 but always aspired to become an Officer. She was granted the opportunity and went on to successfully complete the Standard Officers’ Course. In 2015, she began reading for her Bachelor of Laws Degree at the University of Guyana which she successfully completed and was the recipient of the Pro-Chancellor’s Medal for Best Graduating Law Student in 2018. She acquired her Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School on September 4, 2020.