New High Court Judge Appointed: Madame Althea Alexis-Windsor

13 September 2013

JUDICIARY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
DEPARTMENT OF COURT ADMINISTRATION
Court Protocol and Information Unit
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Tuesday September 17th, 2013

NEW HIGH COURT JUDGE APPOINTED: MADAME ALTHEA ALEXIS-WINDSOR

Madame Justice Althea Alexis-Windsor was today appointed a Judge of the High Court of Judicature. Justice Alexis-Windsor was sworn in at President's House, this morning in the presence of the Honourable the Chief Justice and close family members. Mr. Justice Archie warmly welcomed and congratulated Justice Alexis-Windsor on her accomplishment as the country's newest Puisne Judge.

Justice Alexis-Windsor has attained a wealth of experience in the legal profession, both locally and internationally, having served in the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in various capacities including Appeals Counsel, Trial Attorney and Assistant Trial Attorney in the Office of the Prosecutor, Arusha, Tanzania. She has also served as Defence Attorney in Private Practice as well as State Prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions where she held positions of State Counsel I and Acting Senior State Counsel. She also served as Director of the Human Rights Unit of the Office of the Attorney General.

Justice Alexis-Windsor is the holder of a LLB from the University of the West Indies, the Certificate of Legal Education from the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and a LLM (Magna cum Laude) in the Internationalization of Crime and Criminal Justice from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

For further information, kindly contact:
Jones P. Madeira
Court Protocol and Information Manager
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