Andrew Burgess of Barbados, is the newest judge to be appointed to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
According to a CCJ press release, Justice Burgess was sworn in by Dame Sandra Mason, Governor-General of Barbados in a ceremony at Government House in Barbados on Friday. The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders, also gave remarks welcoming the newest CCJ Judge to the bench.
Justice Saunders speaking of Justice Burgess’ appointment, noted that it was from “…a rigorous, competitive, merit-based process that Justice Andrew Burgess emerged as a successful candidate and his appointment is richly deserved. Since he has been, over the last eight years, a judge of the Barbados Court of Appeal. Throughout those 8 years I have had occasion to study his judgments. “I have always been impressed by Andrew’s breadth of knowledge, by the high quality of his writing skills and by his attention to detail. He will be a most welcome addition to the CCJ Bench as he brings with him a tremendous amount of experience both as an eminent member of the academic community and as an appellate judge.”
