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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Based in Saint Lucia

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What it's for

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court is the superior court of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its High Court of Justice sits in each of them; its Court of Appeal, based in Castries, travels to each to hear appeals from the High Court and magistrates' courts. Final appeals go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, or to the Caribbean Court of Justice for Dominica and Saint Lucia.

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Places it serves

Also serves (8)

  • Anguilla Its superior court: the High Court of Justice sits here and the Court of Appeal hears appeals. Final appeals go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
  • Antigua and Barbuda Its superior court: the High Court of Justice sits here and the Court of Appeal hears appeals. Final appeals go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
  • British Virgin Islands Its superior court: the High Court of Justice (including its Commercial Division) sits here and the Court of Appeal hears appeals. Final appeals go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
  • Dominica Its superior court: the High Court of Justice sits here and the Court of Appeal hears appeals. Final appeals go to the Caribbean Court of Justice.
  • Grenada Its superior court: the High Court of Justice sits here and the Court of Appeal hears appeals. Final appeals go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
  • Montserrat Its superior court: the High Court of Justice sits here and the Court of Appeal hears appeals. Final appeals go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Its superior court: the High Court of Justice sits here and the Court of Appeal hears appeals. Final appeals go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Its superior court: the High Court of Justice sits here and the Court of Appeal hears appeals. Final appeals go to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
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  • Chief Justice eccourts.org · checked
  • Margaret Price Findlay as Chief Justice eccourts.org · checked
  • Justice of Appeal eccourts.org · checked
  • Cadie St. Rose-Albertini as Justice of Appeal eccourts.org · checked
  • Eddy Ventose as Justice of Appeal eccourts.org · checked
  • Esco Henry as Justice of Appeal eccourts.org · checked
  • Kimberly Cenac-Phulgence as Justice of Appeal eccourts.org · checked
  • Nicola Byer as Justice of Appeal eccourts.org · checked
  • Trevor Ward as Justice of Appeal eccourts.org · checked
  • Vicki Ann Ellis as Justice of Appeal eccourts.org · checked
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  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC, Court Overview, read 2026-10-12: two divisions, a Court of Appeal (itinerant, its judges based at the headquarters in Castries, Saint Lucia) and a High Court of Justice; composed of the Chief Justice (head of the judiciary), Justices of Appeal, High Court judges and Masters; serves six member states and three territories. For: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC, Meet the Chief Justice, read 2026-10-12: "Effective from 9 April 2026, Her Ladyship, the Honourable Madam Margaret Price Findlay, was officially appointed as Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court by His Majesty King Charles III, through Letters Patent." For: Chief Justice
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC, Judicial Officers (qualifications, tenure to 65) and the Justices of Appeal list in the site navigation (api.eccourts.org/v1/navigation: Ellis, Ward, Ventose, Henry, Byer, St. Rose-Albertini, Cenac-Phulgence, and Farara acting), read 2026-10-12; appointing body from the JLSC vacancy notice, govt.lc/jobs/justice-of-appeal-eastern-caribbean-supreme-court. For: Justice of Appeal
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC, Meet the Chief Justice, read 2026-10-12: "Effective from 9 April 2026 ... officially appointed as Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court by His Majesty King Charles III, through Letters Patent." Also govt.lc news (ECSC release): the 14th Chief Justice. For: Margaret Price Findlay as Chief Justice
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC biography, read 2026-10-12: "She was appointed to serve as a Justice of Appeal on 5th January 2026." For: Cadie St. Rose-Albertini as Justice of Appeal
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC biography, read 2026-10-12: "In January 2024, Justice Ventose was appointed as a Justice of Appeal, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court" (day not given; recorded as the 1st). For: Eddy Ventose as Justice of Appeal
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC biography, read 2026-10-12: assigned to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines "until March 2024 when she was elevated to the Court of Appeal as Justice of Appeal" (day not given; recorded as the 1st). For: Esco Henry as Justice of Appeal
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC biography, read 2026-10-12: "On 14th April 2026, Justice Cenac-Phulgence was elevated to the Court of Appeal Bench." For: Kimberly Cenac-Phulgence as Justice of Appeal
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC biography of the Hon. Justice P. Nicola Byer, read 2026-10-12: "In January 2026, she was appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal" (day not given; recorded as the 1st). For: Nicola Byer as Justice of Appeal
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC biography, read 2026-10-12: "In September 2022 Justice Ward was elevated as a Justice of Appeal, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court." (day not given; recorded as the 1st) For: Trevor Ward as Justice of Appeal
  • eccourts.org · checked ECSC biography, read 2026-10-12: "On 1st September 2022, Justice Ellis ... was elevated to the Court of Appeal Bench." For: Vicki Ann Ellis as Justice of Appeal
  • api.eccourts.org · checked ECSC home page and sittings feed, read 2026-10-12: High Court sittings listed for Anguilla, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Territory of the Virgin Islands; Court Overview (eccourts.org/court-overview): the itinerant Court of Appeal sits in each Member State and Territory. Final courts per JCPC Practice Direction 1 and ccj.org (authority-service-area load). For: Also serves Anguilla, Also serves Antigua and Barbuda, Also serves British Virgin Islands, Also serves Dominica, Also serves Grenada and 3 more

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