Jeanne I. Thompson

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Jeanne I. Thompson is a Bahamian attorney who was a Justice of the Supreme Court from 2002 until 2007. [1] [2] Prior to her legal career, Thompson had a career as a playwright and a journalist.

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Early life and education

Thompson was born in Nassau to Ellison and Sybil (Isaccs) Thompson. [2] She attended public schools in Nassau. [2] After she graduated from the Government High School, Nassau she attended a Wolmer's boarding school in Kingston, Jamaica. [2] [3]

Law career

Thompson joined the English Bar in 1964 and the Bahamas Bar in 1965. [4] She began her legal career with Dupuch & Turnquest working under Eugene Dupuch and Orville Turnquest. Later, Thompson joined the law firm of Kendal Isaacs and subsequently she became a partner in the firm of Isaacs, Johnson & Thompson. [4] In 1981 Thompson founded her own firm.

Supreme Court

Thompson was a Justice of the Bahamian Supreme Court from 2002 until 2007. [1] [2]

Later years

Thompson continues providing legal services through the Bahamas Legal Aid Clinic and as the Consultant Counsel at Halsbury Chambers. [1]

Writing

Radio

The Fergusons of Farm Road was 15-minute radio serial written by Thompson and Jamaican Sonia Mills that premiered in 1970 and ran on ZNS for 137 weeks. [2] [3] Thompson created the show at the request of Clement Maynard, who at the time was the Minister of Tourism, to improve Bahamian attitudes towards tourists. [3] The program was a combination of education and entertainment and showed Bahamian nationals as au natural for the first time in Bahamian broadcasting history. [3]  It was performed by an all-Bahamian actors, Charles Bowleg as Zeke, Miriam Johnson as Mina, Lilian Collie as Miss Lye, Eddie Minnis as Sam, Calvin Cooper as the bishop, and Heather Thompson as Blossom. [3] The script had biblical allusions similar to themes used by the Progressive Liberal Party. [3]

The Nassau Guardian

Thompson worked as a journalist at The Nassau Guardian from 1974 to 1978. [2] [4] In her column, “Satirically Speaking”, she used the characters “Zeke and Sophie” to comment on political, social and economic issues. [2]

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