Chief Justice of Barbados

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The chief justice of Barbados is the head of the Supreme Court of Barbados as defined by the constitution. [1]

The constitution of Barbados states:

The first chief justice of Barbados and St Lucia, Sir Robert Bowcher Clarke, took office on 13 December 1841. In 2020, Justice Patterson Cheltenham was appointed the 14th incumbent.

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  2. ↑ "Death" . Barbados Agricultural Reporter. 31 May 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Schomburgk, R.H. The History of Barbados. p. 492.
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  5. ↑ Harris, Charles Alexander (1912). "Reeves, William Conrad"  . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 273–274.
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  7. ↑ "The Monumental Archive Project" . Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Glasgow Herald". 22 April 1936.
  9. ↑ "Untitled" . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 84.
  11. ↑ Colonial Office The London Gazette. 17 June 1957 Retrieved 11 December 2022
  12. ↑ Home office The London Gazette. 25 November 1958 Retrieved 11 December 2022
  13. ↑ "Index St-Sz". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ↑ Eyre, Richard (21 August 2003). "Sir William Douglas". The Guardian. The Guardian . Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Former Chief Justice passes away". Nationnews. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Barbados Prime Minister slams retiring Chief Justice David Simmons over the ethics of Simmons' appointment". Barbados Free Press. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Political & Constitutional History". BGISMEDIA. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Patterson Cheltenham will be the next Chief Justice". 10 October 2020.
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