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. FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 2.1K 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 Growth strong, but transformation lacking โ Marshall 01/05/2026 Firefighters stretched as six bushfires rage islandwide 30/04/2026 BIUSM secures re-registration with the BAC 30/04/2026
