Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court - wikipedia Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court This article is about the superior court of record for OECS member states. For the appeal court of the Caribbean Community, see Caribbean Court of Justice. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ( ECSC ) is a superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States ( OECS ), including six independent states : Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories ( Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat ). It has unlimited jurisdiction in each member State. Contents 1 History 2 Functions 3 Composition 3.1 Judges 3.2 Current composition 3.3 Chief Justices 4 Location 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History The ECSC was established in 1967 by the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court Order No. 223 of 1967. In relation to Grenada, the Court is styled `` the Supreme Court of Grenada and the West Indies Associated States ''. See section 105 of the Grenada Constitution. Functions The functions of the ECSC are as follows : To interpret and apply the laws of the various member states of the OECS ; To decide cases of both civil and criminal matters ; To hear appeals. Composition Judges To be a judge or master of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, a person must have served as a judge in a Commonwealth jurisdiction or be qualified to act as a lawyer in a Commonwealth jurisdiction. An appointee does not need to be a national, judge, or lawyer of a country within the jurisdiction of the Court. Judges are appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Caribbean Community. High Court Judges and Masters are assigned to reside in and hear cases from a specific member state. It is common for judges to be asked to work in countries other than their home state. Judges are only occasionally assigned to reside in Montserrat and Anguilla -- because of the small population of these countries, judges from the other jurisdictions hear cases that arise from these two jurisdictions. The Court of Appeal is itinerant and travels to the various countries to hear appeals. Judges have life tenure but Justices of Appeal must retire when they are 65 and High Court Judges must retire when they are 62. Extensions of up to three years may be granted by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission only if all of the states agree to such an extension. Current composition Name Assigned state Home state Position Appointed to current position Janice Pereira Court of Appeal : All states British Virgin Islands Chief Justice 2012 Davidson Baptiste Court of Appeal : All states Dominica Justice of Appeal 2009 Don Mitchell Court of Appeal : All states Saint Kitts and Nevis Justice of Appeal 2011 Louise Blenman Court of Appeal : All states Guyana Justice of Appeal 2012 Mario Michel Court of Appeal : All states Saint Lucia Justice of Appeal 2012 Frederick Victor Bruce - Lyle Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ghana / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines High Court Judge 1999 Francis Belle Saint Lucia Barbados High Court Judge Clare Henry Grenada Antigua and Barbuda High Court Judge Gertel Thom Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Guyana High Court Judge 2005 Ianthea Leigertwood - Octave Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines High Court Judge 2007 Brian Cottle Dominica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines High Court Judge 2007 Francis Mortimer Cumberbatch Saint Lucia Guyana High Court Judge 2007 Albert Redhead British Virgin Islands Grenada High Court Judge 2007 Jennifer Remy Antigua and Barbuda Saint Lucia High Court Judge 2007 Ephraim Francis Georges Saint Lucia Dominica High Court Judge 2008 Barry Leon British Virgin Islands Canada High Court Judge 2015 M.E. Birnie Stephenson - Brooks Dominica Guyana High Court Judge 2009 Margaret Price Finlay Grenada Trinidad and Tobago High Court Judge 2009 Errol Thomas Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines High Court Judge 2009 Rosalyn E. Wilkinson Saint Lucia Grenada High Court Judge 2009 Vicki Ann Ellis British Virgin Islands Saint Lucia High Court Judge 2012 Keith Thom Antigua and Barbuda Guyana High Court Judge 2012 Iain Morley QC Montserrat England High Court Judge 2016 Cheryl Mathurin Antigua and Barbuda England Master 2002 Pearletta Lanns Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Master 2007 Vivian Georgis Esterlina Taylor - Alexander Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Master 2011 Chief Justices Name Home state Dates Allen Montgomery Lewis Saint Lucia 1967 -- 72 P. Cecil Lewis ( acting ) 1972 -- 75 Maurice Davis Saint Kitts and Nevis 1975 -- 80 Neville Peterkin Grenada 1981 -- 83 Neville Berridge ( acting ) Saint Kitts and Nevis 1983 -- 84 Lascelles Robotham Jamaica 1984 -- 91 Vincent Floissac Saint Lucia 1991 -- 96 Charles Michael Dennis Byron Saint Kitts and Nevis 1996 -- 2004 ( acting 1996 -- 99 ) Adrian Saunders ( acting ) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2004 -- 05 Brian George Keith Alleyne ( acting ) Dominica 2005 -- 08 Hugh Anthony Rawlins Saint Kitts and Nevis 2008 -- 12 Janice Pereira British Virgin Islands 2012 -- Location The Headquarters of the ECSC is in Castries, Saint Lucia, where it is located on the second floor of the Heraldine Rock Building, Block B, on the Waterfront. The building houses the Justices of Appeal 's chambers, the Court of Appeal Registry, the Judicial Education Institute, Library, and the Administrative Services. In addition, there are Court Offices in the nine Member States, which house the chambers of the High Court Judges and the offices of the High Court Registry. Each High Court Registry is headed by a legally trained Registrar who provides the necessary administrative and legal support for the functioning of the High Court. See also Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ( JCPC ) Caribbean Court of Justice References Jump up ^ John Hatchard ( ed. ) Directory of Commonwealth Law Schools 2003 - 2004. Cavendish Publishing. 2003. ISBN 1 - 85941 - 758 - 2 ; page 122. External links Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court website Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States ( OECS ) Members Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Grenada Montserrat St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Associate members Anguilla British Virgin Islands Martinique Financial institutions East Caribbean dollar Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Eastern Caribbean Central Securities Registry Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Other institutions Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Caribbean_Supreme_Court&oldid=792462576 '' Categories : Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Law in the Caribbean International supreme courts International courts and tribunals Government agencies established in 1967 Antigua and Barbuda law Dominica law Grenadian law Saint Kitts and Nevis law Saint Lucian law Saint Vincent and the Grenadines law Anguillan law British Virgin Islands law Montserratian law Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from November 2012 Use British English from November 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Português Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 26 July 2017, at 17 : 33. 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Question: where is the eastern caribbean supreme court located
Answer: Castries, Saint Lucia