amaican attorney Dr Chantal Ononaiwu has been selected to join the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as a judge.
The selection was made by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC), the independent body responsible for recruiting staff and judges for the CCJ.
In a press release on Friday, the CCJ said Ononaiwu will be filling the vacancy that was created by the untimely retirement on December 31, 2023 of Justice Jacob Wit, who died on January 16, 2024.
The Trinidad-headquartered regional court said it is expected that Ononaiwu will take the oath of office in October of 2024.
The court said that, “Dr Chantal Ononaiwu is an attorney-at-law with over 20 years’ experience at the bar. In particular, she has specialist expertise in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) law and international law, including international trade law, and varied legal experience as an adjudicator, litigator, legal advisor and university lecturer.
“Apart from her international trade law experience, Ononaiwu has expertise in commercial law, having worked in the international business and financial services sector as the Director, Value Proposition Development at Invest Barbados,” the release said.
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