PUISNE JUDGE – JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION

VACANCY NOTICE
PUISNE JUDGE
Supreme Court of Judicature Guyana

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the position of Puisne Judge within the Supreme Court of Judicature, Guyana.

Qualifications
Applicants for the position of Puisne Judge must:

i. be or have been a judge of a court of unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in some part of the Commonwealth or a court having jurisdiction in appeals from such a court; or
ii. qualified for admission to practice as an attorney-at-law in the courts of Guyana or as an attorney-at-law in a court in any other part of the Commonwealth having unlimited jurisdiction either in civil or criminal causes or matters; and
iii. be qualified for not less than seven (7) years to practice in such court.
It is desirable that applicants have a common law background and knowledge and experience in criminal practice and procedure and civil practice and procedure.

Applicants are also expected to possess a high level of personal integrity, and if successful, are expected to subscribe to the Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana Code of Conduct forjudges and Magistrates.
Interested applicants can visit the Supreme Court of Judicature, Guyana website at https://supremecourt.gy/vacancies to access a detailed job specification and download the application package for this position.

For further information, kindly contact the acting Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission on telephone 227-2086 or 227-2980.