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The Honourable Mr. Justice Peter Jamadar was sworn in as a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice on July 4, 2019 and formally assumed duties on July 15, 2019.
He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree (Hons) from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) in 1982 and his Legal Education Certificate (LEC) from the Hugh Wooding Law School, St. Augustine, in 1984. In 1984, he was admitted to the Bar of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. On September 15, 1997, he was appointed a Puisne Judge of the High Court, and on October 1, 2008, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago.
Justice Jamadar is deeply involved in judicial education and training nationally, regionally, and internationally. In June 2004, Justice Jamadar completed the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institutes (CJEI) Intensive Study Programme for Judicial Educators and subsequently became a Fellow of the CJEI. He is now Vice President (Programming) and a
faculty member of the CJEI. He also holds a Certificate in Training Judicial Trainers from the University College London Judicial Institute (2015). He served as a director on the Board of the Judicial Education Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (JEITT) from 2002-2009 and in 2009, he was appointed Chairman of the JEITT. He functioned in this role until 2019. Justice Jamadar is the current Chairman of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO), having been first elected in 2019. He also serves on several CAJO sub-committees. The CAJO is an incorporated non-profit regional association that facilitates evidence-based judicial training and education.
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