Philip Telford Georges,
OCC,
DAH was
Chief Justice of Tanzania
The chief justice of Tanzania is the highest post in the judicial system of Tanzania. The chief justice is appointed by the president and presides over the Court of Appeal of Tanzania.
History
After the First World War, the former German-governed ...
from 1965 to 1971, and several other appellate positions.
He was born to John Henry Duport Georges and Milutine Cox and in Roseau, Dominica on January 5, 1923.
Education
University of Toronto
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and
Middle Temple
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, London.
Honorary Doctor of Laws (Toronto, Dar es Salaam, West Indies).
Career
# Public defender, Trinidad Bar 1947
# Judge, Trinidad Bench 1962–1965
# Chief Justice,
Supreme Court of Tanzania, 1965–1971
# Professor of Law,
University of West Indies
The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 17 English-speaking countries and territories in th ...
1974–1981
# Judge,
Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe is the highest court of order and the final court of appeal in Zimbabwe.
The judiciary is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who, like the other justices, is appointed by the President on the advice o ...
, 1981–1983
# Chief Justice,
Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe is the highest court of order and the final court of appeal in Zimbabwe.
The judiciary is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who, like the other justices, is appointed by the President on the advice o ...
, 1983–1984
# Chief Justice,
Supreme Court of the Bahamas, 1984–1989
# Judge, Court of Appeal, Cayman Islands since 1985
# Judge, Court of Appeal, Seychelles since 1987
# Judge, Court of Appeal, Bermuda since 1990
Death
Justice Georges died on 13 January 2005. He was 82.
References
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Dominica judges
1923 births
2005 deaths
Dominica expatriates in Canada
Dominica expatriates in the United Kingdom
Dominica expatriates in Tanzania
Recipients of the Order of the Caribbean Community
Dominica judges on the courts of Bermuda