Belize's new Chief Justice, Guyanese Kenneth Benjamin was sworn in today in Belmopan.
The oath was administered by Governor-General, Sir Colville Young.
The swearing in was witnessed by his brother Judges of the Supreme Court, The Attorney General, and others.
Justice Benjamin ascended to the High Court bench of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in 1993 and has since sat in Antigua-Barbuda, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, Grenada and St. Lucia. He last held the position of Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division of the High Court in St. Lucia.
He is married with two adult children and is an ardent cricket fan. He takes up his post as the head of the judiciary effective immediately.
And as he leaves, the former Acting Chief Justice, Samuel Awich named two new Senior Counsels in a final act. He elevated attorneys Michel Chebat and Solicitor General Cheryl Krusen to Senior Counsels.
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