A first timer: Husband and wife on Bench

Justice Margaret Mohammed, wife of Justice Vashiest Kokaram, was yesterday appointed a judge of the High Court.

She was sworn in at the President’s House yesterday in the presence of Chief Justice Ivor Archie and close family members.

Chief Justice Archie warmly welcomed and congratulated Justice Mohammed on her appointment as the country’s newest Puisne Judge.

Justice Mohammed, prior to her appointment to the local Bench was a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, a position she held since 2012. Her professional experience has been diverse, having previously served the Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago in various capacities such as Assistant Registrar & Deputy Marshal of the Supreme Court from 2001 to 2011; Acting Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court in 2010 and Master of the Supreme Court from 2011 to 2012. She was also an Associate Attorney at Alexander, Jeremie and Co from 1995 to 1997 and acting Registrar of the Tax Appeal Board in 2003.

Justice Mohammed is a graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus. She subsequently received her Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School in 1995 and was admitted to the Bar in October of that year.