Seasoned judge, attorney, and legal instructor His Lordship the Honourable Justice Richard Floyd has been appointed High Court Judge Commonwealth of Dominica effective September 15, 2022, and will replace Justice Wynante Adrien-Roberts who has been transferred to St. Lucia.
Justice Floyd is on the British Virgin Islands (BVI) bench.
Originally from Canada, Justice Floyd has Caribbean roots and oversaw the development of Antigua’s first dedicated Criminal Court while serving as Criminal Division Judge.
Justice Floyd was educated at the University of Ottawa, York University, and attended Harvard University in the United States. He has been active in his local communities, having served on the Board of Directors for Hospice in both Canada and Antigua; as a board member for addictions and community mental health organizations; and as a long-time member of the Ontario Soccer Association. Â
Justice Floyd previously worked as Crown Counsel in Canada, a Prosecutor in Australia, and taught at Queen’s University Law School in Canada. In 2016, he was recognized as an International Fellow with the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, DC.
Guyanese-born Jacqueline Graham will be the other High Court Judge in Dominica and will take up her appointment effective September 1, 2022, replacing Justice Bernie Stephenson who has been transferred to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
If he’s a credible, professional and man of integrity who’s fair in his deliberation, he might fall out with the one-man rogue regime.