Benjamin was born on 19 March 1955[3] in Georgetown, Guyana.[4] In 1980 and 1981, Benjamin served as a magistrate in Georgetown, Guyana. He went on to serve as Assistant Judge Advocate for the Guyana Defence Force.[2] From 1988, he continued his work as a judge in Antigua, including from 1991 to 1993 as Chief Magistrate of Antigua.[2][5] Following that, he was named as a judge of the High Court of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.[5] In this capacity he served in Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands in the succeeding years.[2] From 2002 to 2007, Benjamin's position as ECSC High Court Judge took him to Grenada; he was succeeded there by Francis Cumberbatch.[5] In 2007, he relocated to St. Lucia to become the presiding judge of the High Court of St. Lucia's criminal division.[2]
In July 2011, following the retirement of Abdulai Conteh, Attorney-GeneralB. Q. Pitts announced that Benjamin would be Belize's new Chief Justice.[2] In the interim, Samuel Lungole Awich served as acting CJ.[6] Pitts indicated his hopes that Benjamin, at the time 56, would be able to hold his position until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 65.[2][7]
^"Guyanese Chief Justice, Kenneth Benjamin opens Supreme Court for Belize". The Guyana Press. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
kenneth, benjamin, judge, kenneth, andrew, charles, benjamin, born, march, 1955, caribbean, jurist, dual, national, guyana, antigua, barbuda, served, chief, justice, belize, from, september, 2011, march, 2020, honourablekenneth, benjaminchief, justice, belize,. Kenneth Andrew Charles Benjamin born 19 March 1955 is a Caribbean jurist A dual national of Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda he served as Chief Justice of Belize from 15 September 2011 1 2 to 20 March 2020 3 The HonourableKenneth BenjaminChief Justice of Belize Retd in 201910th Chief Justice of BelizeIn office 15 September 2011 20 March 2020Nominated byDean BarrowAppointed byColville YoungPreceded bySamuel Awich acting Succeeded byMichelle Arana acting Personal detailsBornKenneth Andrew Charles Benjamin 1955 03 19 19 March 1955 age 68 Georgetown British GuianaAlma materUniversity of the West Indies LLB Hugh Wooding Law SchoolCareer editBenjamin was born on 19 March 1955 3 in Georgetown Guyana 4 In 1980 and 1981 Benjamin served as a magistrate in Georgetown Guyana He went on to serve as Assistant Judge Advocate for the Guyana Defence Force 2 From 1988 he continued his work as a judge in Antigua including from 1991 to 1993 as Chief Magistrate of Antigua 2 5 Following that he was named as a judge of the High Court of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court 5 In this capacity he served in Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands in the succeeding years 2 From 2002 to 2007 Benjamin s position as ECSC High Court Judge took him to Grenada he was succeeded there by Francis Cumberbatch 5 In 2007 he relocated to St Lucia to become the presiding judge of the High Court of St Lucia s criminal division 2 In July 2011 following the retirement of Abdulai Conteh Attorney General B Q Pitts announced that Benjamin would be Belize s new Chief Justice 2 In the interim Samuel Lungole Awich served as acting CJ 6 Pitts indicated his hopes that Benjamin at the time 56 would be able to hold his position until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 2 7 Personal life editBenjamin graduated from the Hugh Wooding Law School of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago in 1977 He is married and has a daughter and a son 2 References edit Guyanese Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin opens Supreme Court for Belize The Guyana Press Archived from the original on 2012 07 12 Retrieved 2012 04 18 a b c d e f g h Trapp Adele 2011 07 29 Guyanese jurist Kenneth Benjamin 56 to succeed Conteh Amandala Retrieved 2020 09 19 a b CJ Kenneth Benjamin Retires Who Takes Up the Post Channel 5 Belize 20 March 2020 BIO DATA HON KENNETH BENJAMIN CHIEF JUSTICE OF BELIZE PDF Summit of High Courts 2018 Archived from the original PDF on 5 November 2018 a b c Grenada has a new judge Grenada Informer 2007 09 08 Archived from the original on 2012 02 15 Retrieved 2012 04 18 permanent dead link Chief Justice designate Kenneth Benjamin makes first appearance in court area The Belize Guardian 2011 09 15 Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2020 09 19 Trapp Adele 2011 09 30 High hopes for new Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin Amandala Archived from the original on 2011 10 11 Legal officesPreceded bySamuel Awich acting Chief Justice of Belize2011 2020 Succeeded byMichelle Arana acting nbsp This Guyanese biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Antiguan and Barbudan biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Belizean biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Benjamin judge amp oldid 1154376784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
