About the CAJO
An Association for judicial officers by judicial officers.
The Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO) brings together the region's Heads of Judiciary, Judges, Masters, Registrars, Magistrates, Tribunal Members, Executive Court Administrators, and other judicial staff. The CAJO provides a host of judicial education engagements for judicial officers across the region, including its Biennial Conference, training programmes and workshops on various topics and areas of law and practice, and a biannual Newsletter, CAJO News.
Headquartered in
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Established
June 2009 · 16-member Management Committee
Our story
The CAJO is a Non-Profit Organisation registered in Trinidad and Tobago. The first meeting of judicial officers across the region took place in June 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and this marked the birth of the CAJO.
With its own Constitution and membership, the CAJO was ably headed by Hon Mr Justice Adrian Saunders, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), who served as Chair from 2009 – 2019.
The CAJO is led by a Management Committee which comprises judicial officers elected at the Association's Business Meeting held biennially. The Management Committee comprises 16 members from almost all countries in the region.
MISSION
To strengthen the regional judiciary by uniting officers across jurisdictions in scholarship, education, and shared standards of excellence.
WHAT WE DO
- ●Biennial conferences for the regional bench
- ●Country-level intensive training programmes
- ●CAJO News: a bi-annual regional publication
- ●Bench books, reports, and research-led guidelines
- ●CAJO Conversations: member-only forums
Management Committee
Our regional Management Committee.
At the CAJO's most recent Annual General Meeting, held at the 8th Biennial Conference in Bermuda (November 2024), the membership elected the Committee below to serve a two-year term overseeing the work and engagement of the CAJO.
Justice Peter Jamadar
Chair
Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice and Vice-Chair of Programming at the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute.
Justice Roxane George
Chancellor (Ag), Guyana
Vice-Chair of the CAJO Management Committee.
Justice Adrian Saunders
Patron · Founding Chair
Former President of the Caribbean Court of Justice; served as Chair of the CAJO from 2009 – 2019.
Justice Maroeska Scholte
Member
Vice-President, Joint Court of Justice.
Justice Carol Edwards
Member
Judge of the Court of Appeal, Jamaica.
Justice Gregory Smith
Member
Judge of the Court of Appeal, The Bahamas.
Justice Maria Wilson
Member
Judge of the Court of Appeal, Trinidad and Tobago.
Justice Sandra Nanhoe-Gangadin
Member
Judge of the Court of Justice, Suriname.
Justice Shade Subair-Williams
Member
Judge of the Supreme Court of Bermuda.
Justice Tanya Lobban Jackson
Member
Judge, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Justice Anneil Coote-Guiness
Member
Judge, Jamaica.
Justice Cicely Chase-Harding
Member
Judge, Barbados.
Her Worship Maxanne Anderson
Member
Senior Magistrate, Bermuda.
Ms Michelle John-Theobalds
Member
Chief Registrar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
Ms Kristina Wallace-Whitfield
Member
Registrar of the Court of Appeal of The Bahamas.
Support Team
The Secretariat that powers the CAJO's work.
Three officers assist the Management Committee with operations, programming, and research.
Candace Simmons-Peters
Executive Administrator
CAJO Secretariat.
Suraj Sakal
Legal Officer & Executive Manager
Elron Elahie
Research & Programme Coordinator
Membership
Join a region in conversation.
The CAJO is a member organisation and welcomes regional judicial officers to join. Members enjoy exclusive benefits and access to member-only events and discounts.