Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Headquarters

Chief Justice
Honourable Hugh Anthony Rawlins
President, Court of Appeal
Place of Birth : Saint Kitts & Nevis

Professional Qualification
1971 – 1974 : University of the West Indies, B.A [Honours]
1980 – 1983 : University of the West Indies, LL.B. [Honours]
1983 – 1985 : Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica, Certificate in Legal Education
1985 : Called to the Bar, Saint Kitts & Nevis
1986 (July – August) : The Hague Academy of International Law, Netherlands (UNITAR Fellowship)
1988 (April – July) : Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
1989 - 1991 : University of the West Indies (Commonwealth Fellowship), LL.M. [Legislative Drafting] and public law.

Career
1969 –1971 : Uncertified Teacher [Secondary School], Saint Kitts & Nevis
1974-1976 : Graduate Teacher [Secondary School], Saint Kitts & Nevis
1976-1985 : Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Housing and Labour, Saint Kitts and Nevis [Acting Head, Department of Labour – December 1977 – 1978]
1985-1988 : Crown Counsel, Saint Kitts & Nevis
1988-1989 : Registrar [Ag.], High Court, Saint Kitts & Nevis [and Additional Magistrate responsible for District “B”]
1989 – 1995 : Solicitor General, Saint Kitts & Nevis
1994 (Feb – June) : Temporary Lecturer in Law, University of the West Indies
1995 - 2000 : Lecturer in Law, University of the West Indies
2000 - 2001 : Master, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2002 – 2005: High Court Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2005 - 2008: Court of Appeal Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2008 - present: Chief Justice, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Justices of Appeal
Honourable Ola Mae Edwards
Court of Appeal Judge
Place of Birth: Jamaica

Professional Qualification
1977 – 1978: University of the West Indies, LL.B [Honours]
1980 – 1982: Norman Manley Law School, Kingston, Jamaica, Legal Education Certificate
1983: Called to the Bar, Jamaica

Career
1982 – 1985: Crown Counsel, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Jamaica
1985 – 1993: Private Practice, Jamaica
1993 – 1996: Magistrate, District A, Saint John’s, Antigua
1998 – 2000: Magistrate, District E, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
2000 – 2001: Director of Public Prosecutions [Ag.], Commonwealth of Dominica
2001 - 2007: High Court Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2007 - 2008: Court of Appeal Judge [Ag.], Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2009 - : Court of Appeal Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Honourable Janice Mesadis George-Creque
Court of Appeal Judge
Place of Birth: British Virgin Islands

Professional Qualification
1975 - 1977 University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, LLB (Hons)

1979 – 1981: Norman Manley Law School, Kingston, Jamaica, Legal Education Certificate
1981: Called to the Bar, British Virgin Islands
2000: Called to the Bar, Saint Kitts & Nevis
1987: Called to the Bar, Antigua & Barbuda

Career
1981 – 1985: Registrar, Supreme Court, BVI. Magistrate (Additional), British Virgin Islands
1985 – 1989: Private Practice (Criminal and Civil Litigation), J.S. Archibald & Company, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
1989: Private Practice (Corporate Law), Harney, Westwood & Riegels, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
1989 – 1990: Private Practice (Civil Litigation, Commercial and Banking), McW. Todman & Company, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
1991 – 2003: Private Practice (Civil Litigation, Commercial and Corporate Law), Farara George-Creque & Kerrins, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
2003 – 2008: High Court Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2009 - : Court of Appeal Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Honorable Michael Gordon, Q.C.
Court of Appeal Judge
Place of Birth : St. Lucia

Professional Qualification
1954 – 1960 : Leys School, Cambridge, England
1960 – 1963 : Trinity Hall, Cambridge University (Law Tripos)
1965 – 1967 : Middle Temple, London
1967: Called to the Bar at the Hon. Society of Middle Temple as Barrister-at-Law of the High Court of Justice of England.
Called to the St. Lucia Bar
                                         
Career
1967- 1973 : Private Practice, Gordon, Salles, Miquells, McNamara &  Co., St. Lucia (Made partner in 1969)
1973 – 2003 : Partner, Gordon, Gordon & Co., St. Lucia (Made Managing Partner in 1975)
1989 – 1999 : Taught law (paralegal courses), Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, St. Lucia
1999 – 2000 : Co-wrote suite of Financial Services (Off-shore) legisation for St. Lucia, including:
International Business Companies Act, 1999
International Trusts Act, 1999
International Insurance Act, 1999
International Mutual Funds Act, 1999
International Banks Act, 1999
Registered Agent and Licensed Trustee Act, 1999
2002: Appointed one of Her Majesty’s Counsel (Q.C.)
2003: Court of Appeal Judge [Ag], Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2003 - 2007: Court of Appeal Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2008 -: Court of Appeal Judge [Ag], Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Honorable Davidson Baptiste
High Court Judge
Place of Birth: Commonwealth of Dominica

Professional Qualification
1979 – 1982: University of the West Indies, LL.B. [Honours]
1982 – 1984: Hugh Wooding Law School, Legal Education Certificate
1989 – 1990: University of Wales, LL.M.
1984: Called to the Bar, Commonwealth of Dominica
1993: Called to the Bar, BVI

Career
1984 – 1986: State Attorney, Commonwealth of Dominica
1986 – 1989: Crown Counsel, BVI
1990 – 1993: Senior Crown Counsel, BVI Attorney General [Ag.], BVI Registrar [Ag.], High Court, BVI
1995: Director of Public Prosecutions, Commonwealth of Dominica
1994 – 1995: Private Practice
1995 – 1997: Solicitor General, Commonwealth of Dominica
1997 – 1998: High Court Judge [Ag.], St. Vincent & the Grenadines
1999 – 2001: Private Practice
2002 - 2009: High Court Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2009: Court of Appeal Judge [Ag.], Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Chief Registrar
Mrs. Kimberly Cenac Phulgence

Deputy Chief Registrar
Ms. Agnes Actie

Filing
A document may be filed (lodged) at the court office where the claim is proceeding or intended to proceed by any of the following ways: delivery in person, posting it, or sending it by FAX.

A document is filed on the day when it is received at the court office or, if it is received at a time when the court office is closed, on the next day on which the court office is open.
If a fee is to be paid, a document is not to be treated as filed until the fee is paid or an undertaking to pay the fee, acceptable to the Registrar, is received.

Filing by Fax

Complete a cover sheet which clearly states:

Name, address and telephone number of the sender;
date and time of transmission;
total number of pages transmitted, including the cover page;
number of the FAX Machine at which documents may be received; and
name and telephone number of a person to contact if problems occur in transmission.

Forms
All forms of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court must be used only in the cases to which they apply.

A form may be varied if the variation is required by the circumstances of a particular case.

A form must not be varied so as to leave out any information or guidance which the form gives to the intended recipient of the form.

Fees
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court imposes various fees for an application or appeal filed in the Court. These Court fees are different from the fees that lawyers charge their clients.

See individual Member State for relevant fees.

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(Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules: 3.7, 3.8, 3.10)

Further information can be obtained by contacting your local High Court Registry.