JudicialLocal News New Chief Justice sworn in by Barbados Today 17/05/2024 written by Barbados Today 17/05/2024 0 min read A+A- Reset Chief Justice Haynes was sworn in on Friday as the sixth Chief Justice of post-Independent Barbados by the President of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason, at State House. Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 2K Senior Counsel Leslie Haynes is Barbados’ new Chief Justice. He was sworn into office by President Dame Sandra Mason at State House this afternoon. The prominent attorney succeeds Sir Patterson Cheltenham to become the sixth person to hold the position. Haynes, a former Chairman of the Electoral and Boundaries Commission, received his legal education at the University of the West Indies and the Hugh Wooding Law School. He has been practising law for more than four decades. Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like St Philip nurses demand action after colleague stabbed near hospital 14/06/2025 Residents take to the streets demanding real solutions to rising crime 14/06/2025 Barbados officially opens first licensed medicinal cannabis therapeutics facility 14/06/2025
