His Excellency the Governor Nigel Dakin has accepted the Judicial Service Commission’s (JSC) recommendation to extend Her Ladyship, Chief Justice Mabel Agyemang’s contract until March 2026.
The Governor said he was very pleased to accept the JSC’s recommendation, given the zeal exhibited by the Chief Justice, and the changes she has made to better the judicial system of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
As part of her successes, she helped lead the way with virtual trials during the COVID 19 pandemic, established A mediation centre and associated rules.
There is now a restorative justice programme, and a new judicial and legal education institute, and civil procedure rules that will help to modernise the courts.
Just last week a contract was signed by the Chief Justice to deliver electronic filing and the Chief Justice’s website provides new resources, which includes practice directions.
She also chairs the monthly criminal justice stakeholder group that allows all those who lead in the justice sector to come together to solve shared challenges.
Her biggest task and one which she would like to see through completion was after the death of Judge Paul Harrison, her Ladyship chose to take on the most complex trial in TCIs history – the SIPT investigation.
