Smith served as Assistant Clerk of the Courts in the Resident Magistrate's Department 1940-48. He was Deputy Clerk of Courts from 1948 to 1953, and Clerk of the Courts 1953-56. He then left Jamaica for England to pursue legal studies and qualified as a Barrister-at-Law at Lincoln's Inn before returning to Jamaica in 1956.[6] On his return, he re-entered the Government Service as Acting Resident Magistrate for 6 months in 1956. Smith was appointed a Crown Counsel in the Attorney General's Chambers, where he served from 1956 to 1962. In 1962 he was promoted to the post of Assistant Attorney General, serving until 1965. In 1965, he was named a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court, and in 1970 was elevated to a seat on the Court of Appeal until his appointment as Chief Justice in 1973.[3] He served in that capacity until 1984.[4] Smith was appointed as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal, Bahamas in 1983, serving in that post until his retirement in 1993.[3][5][7]
Personal life
Smith was married to Hyacinth Whitfield Connell on July 4, 1942. The couple had 2 daughters, Fay Olwen Smith and Hilma Enize Smith.[5]
Honors and awards
In 1973, Smith was awarded the Order of Jamaica (OJ), and is therefore styled The Honourable.[8] He was a member of the Privy Council of Jamaica, which also confers the right to the prenominal style "The Honourable".[6][9]
References
^Who's Who (UK)DOI:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U35412
^Thompson, Kimone (5 August 2012). "Proud to be Jamaican". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^ abc"Former Chief Justice Dies". Jamaica Gleaner. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ ab"Supreme Court of Jamaica". Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ abcd"Jamaican Personalities". Published by Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 19 August 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ ab"Tribute: Hon. Kenneth George Smith". Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^"Justices of Appeal of the Bahamas". Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^"Members of the Order of Jamaica". Jamaica Information Service. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, retrieved 19 August 2020
kenneth, smith, judge, kenneth, george, smith, jamaican, judge, chief, justice, jamaica, from, 1973, 1984, honourablekenneth, george, smithojchief, justice, jamaicain, office, 1973, 1984preceded, bysir, herbert, duffussucceeded, bysir, edward, zaccapersonal, d. Hon Kenneth George Smith OJ was a Jamaican judge He was Chief Justice of Jamaica from 1973 to 1984 2 3 4 The HonourableKenneth George SmithOJChief Justice of JamaicaIn office 1973 1984Preceded bySir Herbert DuffusSucceeded bySir Edward ZaccaPersonal detailsBorn 1920 07 25 July 25 1920Clarendon JamaicaDiedDecember 21 2009 2009 12 21 aged 89 1 NationalityJamaicaAlma materLincoln s Inn London AwardsOrder of Jamaica 1973 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Legal career 3 Personal life 4 Honors and awards 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditSmith was born in Chapelton Clarendon Jamaica on July 25 1920 He was the son of Franklin Clifford Smith Civil Servant and Clothilda Smith nee Campbell 5 Smith was educated at Cornwall College Jamaica and at Lincoln s Inn London 5 Legal career EditSmith served as Assistant Clerk of the Courts in the Resident Magistrate s Department 1940 48 He was Deputy Clerk of Courts from 1948 to 1953 and Clerk of the Courts 1953 56 He then left Jamaica for England to pursue legal studies and qualified as a Barrister at Law at Lincoln s Inn before returning to Jamaica in 1956 6 On his return he re entered the Government Service as Acting Resident Magistrate for 6 months in 1956 Smith was appointed a Crown Counsel in the Attorney General s Chambers where he served from 1956 to 1962 In 1962 he was promoted to the post of Assistant Attorney General serving until 1965 In 1965 he was named a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court and in 1970 was elevated to a seat on the Court of Appeal until his appointment as Chief Justice in 1973 3 He served in that capacity until 1984 4 Smith was appointed as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal Bahamas in 1983 serving in that post until his retirement in 1993 3 5 7 Personal life EditSmith was married to Hyacinth Whitfield Connell on July 4 1942 The couple had 2 daughters Fay Olwen Smith and Hilma Enize Smith 5 Honors and awards EditIn 1973 Smith was awarded the Order of Jamaica OJ and is therefore styled The Honourable 8 He was a member of the Privy Council of Jamaica which also confers the right to the prenominal style The Honourable 6 9 References Edit Who s Who UK DOI 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 U35412 Thompson Kimone 5 August 2012 Proud to be Jamaican Jamaica Observer Retrieved 12 June 2019 a b c Former Chief Justice Dies Jamaica Gleaner 23 December 2009 Retrieved 19 August 2020 a b Supreme Court of Jamaica Retrieved 16 August 2020 a b c d Jamaican Personalities Published by Jamaica Gleaner Retrieved 19 August 2020 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help a b Tribute Hon Kenneth George Smith Jamaica Information Service Retrieved 19 August 2020 Justices of Appeal of the Bahamas Retrieved 19 August 2020 Members of the Order of Jamaica Jamaica Information Service Retrieved 19 August 2020 Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica retrieved 19 August 2020 Government officesPreceded bySir Herbert Duffus Chief Justice of Jamaica1973 1984 Succeeded bySir Edward Zacca This Jamaican biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Smith judge amp oldid 1107287867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
