Jamaica Observer
EXECUTIVE director of the Caribbean Law Institute Centre Professor Winston Charles Anderson created history yesterday by becoming the first Jamaican to be sworn in as a judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) during a ceremony at King's House.
Professor Anderson, who had requested that the swearing-in ceremony be held in Jamaica for the first time, said he was very humbled by the opportunity afforded him by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to serve.
Professor Winston Anderson takes the oath of office at his swearing-in ceremony at King’s House yesterday. Anderson became the first Jamaican to be appointed a judge at the Caribbean Court of Justice. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
"From the austerity of a rustic upbringing in a rural community in the 1960s in St Ann, to secondary education in a school surrounded by depressed inner-city communities in Kingston, to a home in August Town, St Andrew, my journey to this moment has been made possible only by the love and support of many who held lamps to my feet so that I would not walk in darkness," .
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