Ramkarran upbraids AG for stating President has discretion in appointing judges

Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has accused Attorney General Basil Williams of “shredding the constitution” by stating that President David Granger has discretion in deciding whether to appoint judges recommended by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

In his column in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, Ramkarran adverted to a November 18 letter by Williams in the Stabroek News where he responded to calls by the PPP/C for the President to act on the recommendations by the JSC for appointment of judges.

Williams said in his letter: “Suffice it to say that the Constitution does not impose a time line on the President to treat with any such recommendation by the JSC and for good reason.