Chief Justice of Belize

The Chief Justice of Belize is the head of the Supreme Court of Belize. Under Chapter 7 of the Constitution of Belize, the Chief Justice is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister.^[1] The current Chief Justice of Belize is Kenneth Benjamin, a dual national of Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.^[2]

List of Chief Justices

The full list as published by the Attorney General of Belize:^[3]

1. Robert Temple Esq., 1843–1861
2. Richard J. Connor Esq., 1862
3. William A. Parker Esq., 1875–1881
4. Henry P. Shooles Esq., 1881
5. W. A. M. Sherrif Esq., 1883–1886
6. W. Meigh Goodman Esq., 1886–1889
7. William J. Anderson Esq., 1890–1900
8. Walter L. Lewis Esq., 1900–1906
9. Frederick M. Maxwell Esq., 1906–1911
10. Walter S. Shaw Esq., 1912–1914
11. R. B. Roden Esq., 1915–1921
12. Herbert K. M. Sisnett Esq. 1922–1931
13. Charles W. W. Greenidge Esq., 1932–1936
14. Sir Arthur K. Agar Esq., 1936–1940
15. Sir Carleton G. Langley Esq., 1940–1947
16. Frederick M. Boland Esq., 1948–1949
17. Sir Alfred V. Crane Esq., 1950–1954
18. Erskine R. L. Ward Esq., 1955–1957
19. Sir Clifford De L. Innis Esq., 1957–1972
20. Arthur R. F. Dickson Esq., 1973–1974
21. Sir Denis E. G. Malone Esq., 1974–1979
22. Albert L. Staine Esq., CBE, 1979–1982
23. George C. R. Moe, Esq., QC, 1982–1985
    • George N. Brown, Esq., acting 1985–1986
24. Taufik Cotran Esq., CBE, 1986–1990
25. Sir George N. Brown, 1990–1998
26. George Singh, Esq., 1998
27. Manuel Sosa, Esq., CBE, SC, 1998–1999
    • John Troadio Gonzalez, acting 1999–2000
28. Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh, 2000–2010^[4]
    • Samuel Awich, acting 2010–2011
29. Kenneth Benjamin, 2011– ^[2]

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