Hon. Justice Cheryll Richards, KC

Grand Court Judge

Place of birth: Jamaica

Nationality: Jamaican and Caymanian Status Holder

Appointed since 2018

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Called to the Bar of the Cayman Islands, 2009
  • Called to the Bar of Jamaica, 1986
  • LEC, Norman Manley Law School, 1986
  • LLB (Hons), University of the West Indies, 1984

BAR, JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

  • Judge of the Grand Court, Cayman Islands, December 2018;
  • Director of Public Prosecutions, Cayman Islands, 2011 – 2018;
  • Solicitor General, Cayman Islands, 2005 – 2011;
  • Senior Crown Counsel (International), Cayman Islands, 2003 – 2005;
  • Crown Counsel, Cayman Islands, 1996 – 2003;
  • Senior Crown Counsel, Turks and Caicos, 1993 – 1996;
  • Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Jamaica, 1992 – 1993;
  • Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Jamaica, 1990 – 1992;
  • Crown Counsel, Jamaica, 1988 – 1990;
  • Clerk of Court, Jamaica, 1986 -1988