Chief Justice of Belize


The Chief Justice of Belize is the head of the Supreme Court of Belize. Under Chapter 7 of the Constitution of Belize, the Chief Justice is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. The current Chief Justice of Belize is Kenneth Benjamin, a dual national of Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.

List of Chief Justices

The full list as published by the Attorney General of Belize:
  1. Robert Temple Esq., 1843–1861

    British Honduras (1862-1973)

  2. Richard J. Connor, 1862
  3. William Alexander Parker, 1875–1881
  4. Sir Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles, 1881
  5. William Anthony Musgrave Sheriff, 1883–1886
  6. Sir William Meigh Goodman, 1886–1889
  7. Sir William John Anderson, 1890–1900
  8. Sir Walter Llewellyn Lewis, 1900–1906
  9. Frederic Mackenzie Maxwell, 1906–1911
  10. Sir Walter Sidney Shaw, 1912–1914
  11. Robert Blair Roden, 1915–1921
  12. Herbert Kortright McDonnell Sisnett, 1922–1931
  13. Charles Wilton Wood Greenidge, 1932–1936
  14. Sir Arthur Kirwan Agar, 1936–1940
  15. Sir Carleton George Langley, 1940–1947
  16. Frederick Malcolm Boland, 1948–1949
  17. Sir Alfred Victor Crane, 1950–1954
  18. Erskine Rueul La Tourette Ward, 1955–1957
  19. Sir Clifford De Lisle Innis, 1957–1972

    Belize (1973–)

  20. Arthur Richard Franklin Dickson, 1973–1974
  21. Sir Denis Eustace Gilbert Malone, 1974–1979
  22. Albert L. Staine, CBE, 1979–1982
  23. George C. R. Moe, QC, 1982–1985
  24. *George N. Brown, acting 1985–1986
  25. Taufik Cotran, CBE, 1986–1990
  26. Sir George N. Brown, 1990–1998
  27. George Singh, 1998
  28. Manuel Sosa, CBE, SC, 1998–1999
  29. *John Troadio Gonzalez, acting 1999–2000
  30. Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh, 2000–2010
  31. *Samuel Awich, acting 2010–2011
  32. Kenneth Benjamin, 2011–