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Judicial branch Barbados, in 36 editions.
The entry for Barbados published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 18 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 18
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- Supreme Court of Judicature Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Hugh SPRINGER (since 24 February 1984);
- Head of Government--Prime Minister Lloyd Erskine SANDIFORD (since 2 June 1987)
Supreme Court of Judicature Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Hugh SPRINGER (since 24 February 1984); Head of Government--Prime Minister Lloyd Erskine SANDIFORD (since 2 June 1987)
- Supreme Court of Judicature Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Hugh SPRINGER (since 24 February 1984);
- Head of Government--Prime Minister Lloyd Erskine SANDIFORD (since 2 June 1987) Democratic Labor Party (DLP), Erskine SANDIFORD;
- Barbados Labor Party (BLP), Henry FORDE;
- National Democratic Party (NDP), Richie HAYNES
Supreme Court of Judicature Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Hugh SPRINGER (since 24 February 1984); Head of Government--Prime Minister Lloyd Erskine SANDIFORD (since 2 June 1987) Democratic Labor Party (DLP), Erskine SANDIFORD; Barbados Labor Party (BLP), Henry FORDE; National Democratic Party (NDP), Richie HAYNES
The same text in 4 editions, 1992 to 1995.
Supreme Court of Judicature
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
Supreme Court of Judicature
Supreme Court of Judicature, judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Service
Supreme Court of Judicature Judicature, judges are appointed
by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Service
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Supreme Court of Judicature, judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Service
Supreme Court of Judicature, judges are appointed
the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Service
Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Service)
Supreme Court of Judicature, judges Judicature (judges are
appointed byService
Service)
Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Service)
Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are
The same text in 6 editions, 2001 to 2006.
Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services)
Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Service) Services)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services);
- Caribbean Court of Justice is the highest court of appeal
Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services) Services); Caribbean Court of Justice is the highest court of appeal
The same text in 4 editions, 2009 to 2012.
- Supreme Court of Judicature consists of a High Court and a Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services);
- Caribbean Court of Justice or CCJ is the highest court of appeal;
- based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Supreme Court of Judicature consists of a High Court and a Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services); Caribbean Court of Justice or CCJ is the highest court of appeal appeal; based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the chief Justice and president of the court and 4 justices
note - Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the chief Justice and president of the court and 4 justices
note - Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal
judge selection and term of office:
Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts:
Magistrates' Courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the chief Justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
highest court(s):justicesjustices; note - Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the chief Justice justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: Magistrates' Courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2010, Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London as the final court of appeal
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2010, Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) in London as the final court of appeal
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: Magistrates' Courts
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
highest court(s): courts: Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2010, Barbados, a member of 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London as the final court of appeal
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: Magistrates' Courts
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor general appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London (in London)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor-general governor general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general governor general appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: Magistrates' Courts
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and presidential appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor general president on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor general president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor general presidential appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: Magistrates' Courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and presidential appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
highest courts: court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and presidential appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: Magistrates' Courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; Caribbean Court of Justice is the final court of appeal
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament;
- other justices appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and presidential appointees recommended by the prime minister;
- justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
- subordinate courts:
- Magistrates' Courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as is the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) appeal
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and presidential appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: Magistrates' Courts
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Barbados: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/barbados/judicial-branch.