The Chief Justice of Grenada is the head of the Supreme Court of Grenada which consists of the High Court with three justices and a two-tier Court of Appeal. The original High Court of Grenada was replaced by the Windward and Leeward Islands Supreme Court and the Windward and Leeward Islands Court of Appeal in 1939; both of the latter were replaced in 1967 by the

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which performs both functions. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, known in Grenada as the

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, is headquartered in St Lucia, and is now the superior court of record for Grenada and the other Caribbean states which comprise the

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Chief Justices

* ''1763 Grenada became British colony'' *c.1770 James Brebner *1783–1787 William Lucas *1788–1804 Thomas Bridgewater *1805–1808 George Smith (afterwards Chief Judge of Trinidad, 1808) *1809–1812 Archibald Gloster (afterwards Chief Justice of Dominica, 1812) *1814–1820 Sir Richard Ottley (afterwards a judge in Ceylon, 1820 and later

Chief Justice of Ceylon The Chief Justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Established in 1801, the Chief Justice is one of ten Supreme Court justices; the other nine are t ...

, 1827) *1820–1833

Jeffery Hart Bent Jeffery Hart Bent, occasionally known as Geoffrey Hart Bent (1781 – 29 June 1852) was the first judge in the colony of New South Wales and the first Australian judge to be removed from office. Early life Bent was the son of the merchant, shi ...

(afterwards Chief Justice of St Lucia, 1833) *c.1838-c.1847 John Sanderson *1847–1863 William Darnell Davis *1863–1895 John Foster Gresham **1881–1882 Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles (acting) *1895–1897

Joseph Turner Hutchinson Sir Joseph Turner Hutchinson (28 March 1850 – 20 January 1924) was an English judge who served as the 19th Chief Justice of Ceylon. Early life and background He was born on 28 March 1850 in Braystones, Cumberland, England to Isaac Hutchin ...

(afterwards Chief Justice of Cyprus, 1898) *1897–1905 Sir Charles James Tarring *1906–1909 John Bayldon Walker *1909–1914 Robert Stewart Johnstone *1914–1916 F Hardyman Parker *1916–1921 Thomas Haycraft (afterwards Chief Justice of Palestine, 1921) *1921–1925 George O'Donnell Walton *1927–?1931 James Stanley Rae (afterwards

Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands The chief justice of the Leeward Islands headed the Supreme Court of the Leeward Islands. The British Leeward Islands was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960, and consisted of Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, S ...

, c.1931) *1931–1935 Robert Stephen Vere de Vere *1935–1938 Charles Murray Murray-Aynsley (afterwards

Chief Justice of Singapore The chief justice of Singapore is the presiding member of the Supreme Court of Singapore. It is the highest post in the judicial system of Singapore, appointed by the president, chosen from the candidates recommended by the prime minister. The i ...

, 1946) * 1939 ''Windward and Leeward Islands Supreme Court and Court of Appeal established. See

'' * 1967 ''

established'' * 1974 ''Grenada became independent'' *1979–1985 Robert Archibald Nedd **1986 Dennis Byron (acting) **1987 James Patterson (Acting) *1987–1990 Sir Samuel Horatio Graham *1990–1991 Carol Bristol * 1991 '' OECS Court restored.''

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