Celebrating 15 Years
Milestones
2005
1st PCCJ- The Rt Hon Michael de la Bastide, the first President of the CCJ raises the shield of the Court at the inauguration of the CCJ in 2005.
Inauguration- Sir Edwin Carrington, the then Secretary-General of CARICOM bringing remarks at the inauguration of the CCJ in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in 2005.
Ms Paula Pierre, the CCJ’s then Registrar and Chief Marshal displaying the first notice of appeal filed at the Court in 2005.
2006-2009
In May 2006, the Court relocated from the Unit Trust Corporation Building to its present home.
Moot winners 2009- The Norman Manley Law School stand proudly with the Challenge Shield after winning the first CCJ Annual International Law Moot Competition in 2009.
2010
2010 IACA Conference- Regional jurists represented at the 2010 International Association for Court Administration (IACA) Conference in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, the current and former Presidents of the CCJ are seated on the panel.
Introduction of video conferencing at the Court. Mr Ayinde Burgess, Systems Manager (left) testing the Court’s video conferencing equipment after it was purchased in 2010.
2011
The Rt Hon Sir Dennis Byron raises the seal of the Court after being sworn in as the second President of the CCJ in St Kitts & Nevis, 2011.
CAJO 2011- Caribbean Chief Justices flank Sir Dennis Byron at the second conference of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers in 2011.
2012-2013
CACTUS 2012- A cross-section of attendees at the 8th Annual Caribbean Association of Court Technology Users Conference held in Grenada in 2012.
In 2013, the CCJ held some of its first sittings outside of Trinidad and Tobago. Here the Court can be seen sitting in Jamaica to hear evidence from witnesses in the matter of Shanique Myrie v Barbados.
2017-2018
PCCJ -The third President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Hon. Mr Justice Adrian Saunders sets the CCJ seal at his swearing-in ceremony. This event occurred on 4 July 2018 at the Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Jamaica.
E-filing -The CCJ implemented filing by email in 2013 to allow for the electronic submission of documents. This system was later replaced by e-Filing in 2017.
2019
Mayan sitting- In October 2019, the CCJ sat in Belize for a status update on the implementation of an agreement in which the Belizean government consented to develop a system to recognise the land rights of the indigenous Mayan people.
CCJ Academy for Law-The Caribbean Court of Justice Academy for Law hosted its inaugural Eminent Caribbean Jurists Gala and Awards Ceremony at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, on 7 October 2019.