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The '''Chief Justice of Barbados''' is the head of the [[Supreme Court]] of [[Barbados]] as defined by the constitution. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://barbados.gssites.com/pages/links/constitution/page7.html| title= Establishment of Supreme Court|accessdate = 24 September 2015}} </ref>
The '''chief justice of Barbados''' is the head of the [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]] of [[Barbados]] as defined by the constitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://barbados.gssites.com/pages/links/constitution/page7.html| title= Establishment of Supreme Court|accessdate = 24 September 2015}}</ref>


The constitution of Barbados states:
The constitution of Barbados states:
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*81.1 The Chief Justice shall be appointed by the Governor General, by instrument under the Public Seal, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the leader of the Opposition.
*81.1 The Chief Justice shall be appointed by the Governor General, by instrument under the Public Seal, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the leader of the Opposition.


The first Chief Justice of Barbados and St Lucia, Sir R Bowcher Clarke, took office on 13 December 1841. In 2011 Justice Marston Gibson was appointed the 13th incumbent.
The first chief justice of Barbados and St Lucia, Sir R Bowcher Clarke, took office on 13 December 1841. In 2020, Justice Patterson Cheltenham was appointed the 14th incumbent.

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==List of Chief Justices==
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*1841– Sir Robert Bowcher Clarke (Barbados & St Lucia) <ref> {{cite book|title= The History of Barbados|page= 492|first= R.H. |last=Schomburgk}} </ref>
*1886–1902 Sir [[William Conrad Reeves]] <ref> https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/ Reeves,_William_Conrad_%28DNB12%29 </ref>
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*1902–1925 Sir Herbert Greaves <ref> {{cite web|url= http://www.hanlaw.net/firmhistory.html|title= History of Barbadian Law|publisher=Hanschell and Company |accessdate = 24 September 2015}} </ref>
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*1926–1936 Sir Robert Howard Furness <ref> {{cite news|title= Glasgow Herald|date= 22 April 1936}} </ref>
*?–>1950 Sir Ernest Allan Collymore
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*1959–1965 Sir Kenneth Sievewright Stoby<ref> http://www.rulers.org/indexs5.html </ref>
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*1965–1986 [[William Randolph Douglas]] <ref> {{cite web| url= http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/aug/21/guardianobituaries.richardeyre|title= Sir William Douglas |publisher= TheGuardian|accessdate = 24 September 2015}} </ref>


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==List of chief justices==
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*1841–1874 Sir Robert Bowcher Clarke (also Chief Justice of St Lucia, 1850–59) <ref>{{cite book|title= The History of Barbados|page= 492|first= R.H. |last=Schomburgk}}</ref>
*1874–1886 Sir Charles Packer <ref>{{cite wikisource |first=Joseph |last=Foster |title=Men at the Bar |date=1885 |page=349 |scan=Page:Men-at-the-Bar.djvu/385}}</ref>
*1886–1902 Sir [[William Conrad Reeves]]<ref>{{Cite DNB|wstitle=Reeves, William Conrad|last=Harris|first=Charles Alexander|authorlink=|volume=3|pages=273–274|supplement=2 }}</ref>
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*1902–1925 Sir Herbert Greaves <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hanlaw.net/firmhistory.html|title= History of Barbadian Law|publisher=Hanschell and Company |accessdate = 24 September 2015}}</ref>
*1925–1926 Richard Theodore Orpen <ref>{{cite web|url=http://monumentalarchiveproject.com/archive.html|title=The Monumental Archive Project|accessdate=12 May 2018}}</ref>
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*1926–1936 Sir Robert Howard Furness <ref>{{cite news|title= Glasgow Herald|date= 22 April 1936}}</ref>
*1936–1957 Sir Ernest Allan Collymore <ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19360723-1.2.16.aspx|title=Untitled|publisher=|accessdate=29 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="MCreg">{{cite book|editor1-last=Levens|editor1-first=R.G.C.|title=Merton College Register 1900–1964|date=1964|publisher=Basil Blackwell|location=Oxford|page=84}}</ref>
*1957–1958 Sir [[Stanley Eugene Gomes]]<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41101/page/3596/data.pdf Colonial Office] The London Gazette. 17 June 1957 Retrieved 11 December 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41557/page/7215/data.pdf Home office] The London Gazette. 25 November 1958 Retrieved 11 December 2022</ref> (afterwards [[Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago]], 1958)
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*1959–1965 Sir Kenneth Sievewright Stoby<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rulers.org/indexs5.html|title=Index St-Sz|website=www.rulers.org|accessdate=29 September 2017}}</ref>
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*1965–1986 Sir [[William Randolph Douglas]]<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/aug/21/guardianobituaries.richardeyre|title= Sir William Douglas |publisher= [[The Guardian]]|access-date = 24 September 2015|newspaper= The Guardian |date= 2003-08-21 |last1= Eyre |first1= Richard }}</ref>
*''Barbados became independent, 1966''
*''Barbados became independent, 1966''
*1987–2001 [[Denys Williams|Denys Ambrose Williams]] <ref> {{cite web| url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/54860/chief-justice-passes-away|title= Former Chief Justice passes away|publisher= Nationnews|accessdate = 24 September 2015}} </ref>
*1987–2001 Sir [[Denys Williams|Denys Ambrose Williams]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/54860/chief-justice-passes-away|title= Former Chief Justice passes away|date= 7 August 2014|publisher= Nationnews|access-date = 24 September 2015}}</ref>
*2002–2010 [[David Simmons (judge)|David Anthony Cathcart Simmons]] <ref> {{cite web|url= https://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/barbados-prime-minister-slams-retiring-chief-justice-david-simmons-over-the-ethics-of-simmons-appointment/|title= Barbados Prime Minister slams retiring Chief Justice David Simmons over the ethics of Simmons’ appointment|publisher= Barbados Free Press|accessdate = 24 September 2015}} </ref>
*2002–2010 Sir [[David Simmons (judge)|David Anthony Cathcart Simmons]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/barbados-prime-minister-slams-retiring-chief-justice-david-simmons-over-the-ethics-of-simmons-appointment/|title= Barbados Prime Minister slams retiring Chief Justice David Simmons over the ethics of Simmons' appointment|publisher= Barbados Free Press|accessdate = 24 September 2015|date= 2010-02-13}}</ref>
*2011– Marston C.D. Gibson <ref> {{cite web|url=http://gisbarbados.gov.bb/index.php?categoryid=18|title= Political & Constitutional History|publisher= BGISMEDIA|accessdate= 24 September 2015}} </ref>
*2011–2020 Sir [[Marston C.D. Gibson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gisbarbados.gov.bb/index.php?categoryid=18|title= Political & Constitutional History|publisher= BGISMEDIA|accessdate= 24 September 2015}}</ref>
*2020–Present Sir [[Patterson Keith Herman Cheltenham]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/10/10/patterson-cheltenham-will-be-the-next-chief-justice/|title = Patterson Cheltenham will be the next Chief Justice|date = 10 October 2020}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 19 September 2023

The chief justice of Barbados is the head of the Supreme Court of Barbados as defined by the constitution.[1]

The constitution of Barbados states:

  • 80.1 There shall be for Barbados a Supreme Court of Judicature, consisting of a High Court and a Court of Appeal, with such jurisdiction, powers and authority as may be conferred upon those Courts respectively by this Constitution or any other law.
  • 80.2 The judges of the Supreme Court shall be the Chief Justice and such number of Puisne Judges as may be prescribed by Parliament
  • 81.1 The Chief Justice shall be appointed by the Governor General, by instrument under the Public Seal, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the leader of the Opposition.

The first chief justice of Barbados and St Lucia, Sir R Bowcher Clarke, took office on 13 December 1841. In 2020, Justice Patterson Cheltenham was appointed the 14th incumbent.

List of chief justices

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References

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  1. ^ "Establishment of Supreme Court". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ Schomburgk, R.H. The History of Barbados. p. 492.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men at the Bar . p. 349 – via Wikisource. [scan Wikisource link]
  4. ^ Harris, Charles Alexander (1912). "Reeves, William Conrad" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 273–274.
  5. ^ "History of Barbadian Law". Hanschell and Company. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ "The Monumental Archive Project". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Glasgow Herald". 22 April 1936.
  8. ^ "Untitled". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 84.
  10. ^ Colonial Office The London Gazette. 17 June 1957 Retrieved 11 December 2022
  11. ^ Home office The London Gazette. 25 November 1958 Retrieved 11 December 2022
  12. ^ "Index St-Sz". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  13. ^ Eyre, Richard (21 August 2003). "Sir William Douglas". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Former Chief Justice passes away". Nationnews. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Barbados Prime Minister slams retiring Chief Justice David Simmons over the ethics of Simmons' appointment". Barbados Free Press. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Political & Constitutional History". BGISMEDIA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Patterson Cheltenham will be the next Chief Justice". 10 October 2020.
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