Chief Justice of Guyana#Chancellor
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The chief justice of Guyana is the senior judge of the High Court of the Supreme Court of Guyana and is appointed by the president of Guyana. The High Court consists of the chief Jjstice as President of the Court supported by several Puisne judges.
There is a right of appeal from the Supreme Court to the Guyana Court of Appeal, which was established in 1966 and consists of the Chancellor as President of the Court assisted by the chief justice and several justices of appeal. Since 1966 the chancellor has thus been the head of the Judiciary in Guyana.
Chancellors
- 1966–1968 Sir Kenneth Sievewright Stoby
- 1968–1975 Sir Edward Victor Luckhoo
- 1976–1980 Joseph Oscar Fitzclarence Haynes
- 1980–1984 Victor E. Crane
- 1984–1988 Keith S. Massiah
- 1988–1995 Kenneth Montague George
- 1995–1996 Aubrey F. R. Bishop
- 1996–?2001 Cecil C Kennard{{cite book|title=The Guyana Court of Appeal|first= Bertrand|last = Ramcharan|page= xxi}}
- 2001–2005 Désirée Bernard
- 2005–2017 Carl Ashok Singh (acting){{cite web |title=Sun setting on Chancellor's career |url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2016/12/31/sun-setting-on-chancellors-career/ |website=Guyana Chronicle}}{{cite web |title=Confirm Chancellor and Chief Justice – Article 13 |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2022/04/20/confirm-chancellor-and-chief-justice-article-13/ |website=Kaieteur News |date=20 April 2022}}
- 2017–present Yonette Cummings-Edwards (acting){{cite web |title=Hon. Mme Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, OR, CCH |url=https://ccj.org/hon-madame-justice-yonette-cummings-edwards-or-cch/ |website=Caribbean Court of Justice}}
Chief justices
- c.1826 Sergeant Rough (President of Court of Justice)
- 1821–1835 Charles Wray (President of Court of Justice){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vvhfAAAAcAAJ&dq=Charles+Wray+Chief+Justice&pg=PA671|title=Gentleman's Magazine, Or Monthly Intelligencer|date=1836-01-01|publisher=Edward Cave|language=en}}
- 1835–1836 John Walpole Willis (Vice-President of Court of Justice under Charles Wray){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1A1KAQAAMAAJ&dq=John+Walpole+Willis+Chief+Justice&pg=PA1183|title=The London Gazette|date=1836-01-01|publisher=T. Neuman|language=en}}
- 1836–1852 Jeffery Hart Bent
- 1852–?1862 William Arrindell (died from fall, 1862){{London Gazette|issue=21354|page=2361|date=31 August 1952}}
- 1863–1868 John Beaumont{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4HoHAAACAAJ|title=Joseph Beaumont: Chief Justice of British Guiana, 1863-1868|last=Kartick|first=Reuben J.|date=1991-01-01|publisher=History Society, University of Guyana|language=en}}
- 1868–1878 Sir William Snagg
- 1878–1895 David Patrick Chalmers {{London Gazette|issue=24641|page=5995|date=12 November 1878}}
- 1895–1897 Sir Edward Loughlin O'Malley
- 1897–1901 Sir William James Smith{{London Gazette|issue=26917 |page=7348|date=7 December 1897}}
- 1902–1912 Sir Henry Alleyne Bovell{{cite book|title=The Law Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3jcOAQAAMAAJ|year=1938|publisher=Law journal|page=164}}
- 1912–1914 Sir Thomas Crossley Rayner{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/edward-walford/the-county-families-of-the-united-kingdom-or-royal-manual-of-the-titled-and-un-fla/page-301-the-county-families-of-the-united-kingdom-or-royal-manual-of-the-titled-and-un-fla.shtml|title=Read the eBook The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland .. (Volume ed.59, yr.1919) by Edward Walford online for free (page 301 of 415)|last=Zhulin|first=Denis Larionov & Alexander|website=www.ebooksread.com|access-date=2016-12-28}} (died in office)
- Albert Earnshaw (acting)
- Maurice Julian Berkeley (acting)
- 1914–1926 Sir Charles Major{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CjMfAQAAMAAJ|title=The West Indies and Caribbean Year Book|date=1947-01-01|publisher=T. Skinner|language=en}}
- 1927–1934 Sir Anthony de Freitas
- 1934–1938 Sir Bernard Arthur Crean (afterwards Chief Justice of Cyprus, 1938)
- 1938–1942 Maurice Vincent Camacho
- 1942–1945 Sir John Verity
- 1947–1951 Sir Newnham Worley
- ?–1955 Sir (Edward) Peter Stubbs Bell{{London Gazette|issue=40517|page=3593|date=21 June 1955}} (afterwards Chief Justice of Northern Rhodesia, 1955)
- 1955–1959 Frank William Holder{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXw1AAAAIAAJ|year=1964|publisher=Barbados Museum and Historical Society|page=132}}
- 1958–?1960 Kenneth Sievewright Stoby{{cite book|title=The Law Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KuUKAQAAMAAJ|year=1958|publisher=Law journal|page=766}}
- 1960–1966 Sir Joseph Alexander Luckhoo
- 1966 Guyana became independent and Court of Appeal established.
- 1966–1980 Harold Bollers{{cite web|url=http://www.guyanagraphic.com/content/sir-harold-bollers-february-5-1915-december-26-2006|title=Sir Harold Bollers: February 5, 1915 - December 26, 2006|publisher= Guyana Graphic|accessdate = 15 October 2015}}
- 1981–1988 Kenneth Montague George {{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/stories/04/07/justice-kenneth-george-dies/|title=Justice Kenneth George dies|publisher=Stabroek News|accessdate=26 July 2017}}
- c.1990 Rudolph Harper
- 1995-1996 Cecil C Kennard{{cite web |title=Justice Cecil Kennard, 'true patriot and sports enthusiast', dies at 86 |url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2022/03/13/justice-cecil-kennard-true-patriot-and-sports-enthusiast-dies-at-86/ |website=Guyana Chronicle |date=13 March 2022}}
- 1996–2001 Désirée Bernard{{cite web |url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/projects/personalities/desiree_bernard.jsp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-10-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506021213/http://www.caricom.org/jsp/projects/personalities/desiree_bernard.jsp |archivedate=2015-05-06 }}
- 2001–2015 Ian Chang (acting){{cite web |title=Former Chief Justice Ian Chang passes |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2019/11/17/former-chief-justice-ian-chang-passes/ |website=Kaieteur News |date=17 November 2019}}
- 2015–2017 Yonette Cummings-Edwards (acting){{cite web|url=http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/12/17/yonette-cummings-edwards-sworn-in-as-chief-justice/|title=Yonette Cummings-Edwards sworn in as Chief Justice|publisher=Kaieteur News|accessdate=26 July 2017}}
- 2017–present Roxane George-Wiltshire (acting){{cite web|url=http://demerarawaves.com/2017/03/01/acting-chancellor-chief-justice-appointed-following-granger-jagdeo-consultations/|title=Acting Chancellor, Chief Justice appointed following Granger-Jagdeo consultations|publisher=Demerarawaves|accessdate= 26 July 2017}}
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