Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

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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.

1 History
2 Functions
3 Composition
4 Location
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Composition

Name	Position	Elected
Brian George Keith Alleyne	Chief Justice	2003
Denys Arthur Byron	Justice of Appeal	2005
Hugh Anthony Rawlins	Justice of Appeal	2005
Ola Mae Edwards	Justice of Appeal	2007
Esbon Anthony Ross	Managing Judge	2006
Janice Mesadis George-Creque	High Court Judge	2003
David Courtenay Harris	High Court Judge	2007
Indra Hariprashad-Charles	High Court Judge	2000
Rita Joseph-Olivetti	High Court Judge	2001
Janice Mesadis George-Creque	High Court Judge	2003
Davidson Baptiste	High Court Judge	2001
Claire Henry	High Court Judge	2001
Francis Mortimer Cumberbatch	High Court Judge	2007
Janice Mesadis George-Creque	High Court Judge	2003
Francis Belle	High Court Judge	2003
Ianthea Leigertwood-Octave	High Court Judge	2005
Kenneth Andrew Charles Benjamin	High Court Judge	1993
Sandra Prunella Mason	High Court Judge	2005
Brian Cottle	High Court Judge	2007
Frederick Victor Bruce-Lyle	High Court Judge	2000
Gertel Thom	High Court Judge	2005
Cheryl Mathurin	Master	2002
Pearletta Lanns	Master	2007

[edit] 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.