Independent commissions

Judicial Service Commission

Manages the Judiciary, independent of the executive.

Website
jsc.gov.csa
Email
info@jsc.gov.csa

Leadership

President

Harriet Okonkwo

Voted in by the Continental Assembly.

Members

  • Brandon Langford

    Vice President, a Supreme Court judge elected by Supreme Court judges

  • Genevieve Delgado

    High Court judge elected by High Court judges

  • Miriam Hartley

    Trial Court judge elected by Trial Court judges

  • Gloria Lawson

    Member of the Continental Assembly, appointed by the Assembly

  • Owen Norwood

    Member of the public, appointed by the Assembly

  • Renee Walcott

    Chair of the Human Resources Commission

  • Tyler Garrison

    Appointee of the Director

  • FA. Luz Miranda, AG

    Attorney General

  • Victor Jarvis

    Lawyer elected from the Universal Board of Legal Affairs

What it does

  1. 01

    Manages the Judiciary independently of the executive.

  2. 02

    Decides the leadership of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.

How it’s organised

Ten seats
Judges elected by each level of court, two members appointed by the Continental Assembly, and seats held by office.
In the Department of Justice
Ibrahim Faishan Adam, Secretary of State for Justice, leads the JSC policy. A separate post from the President.