Saint Helena Supreme Court

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rdf:langString The Saint Helena Supreme Court was established in 1839 and has jurisdiction over the entire territory (i. e., Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha). Article 82(3) of the Constitution of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha provides that "the Supreme Court shall possess and may exercise all the jurisdiction which is vested in, or is capable of being exercised by, His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England." It is one of four judicial courts that exist in Saint Helena, the other three being the Court of Appeal, the Magistrates Court and the Juvenile Court. Saint Helena is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and follows English law in place prior to 2006, as well as legislation from the local legislature. The Chief Justice and other judges are appointed by letters patent on the recommendation of the Governor. Chief justices: * 1869–1870 Joseph Stone Williams * c.1874–1875 William Alexander Parker (afterwards Chief Justice of British Honduras, 1875) * c.1924 Wilberforce John James Arnold (acting) * 1959 Lionel Brett * 1983–1992 Sir John Farley Spry * 1992–2006 Geoffrey William Martin * 2007– Charles Wareing Ekins

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