Suitably qualified applicants are invited to fill the position of Justice of the High Court
Applicants for the position of High Court Judge must be:
The Secretary
- qualified to practice as an attorney-at-law in a court in Belize or as an advocate in a court in any other part of the Commonwealth having unlimited jurisdiction either in civil or criminal causes or matters; and
- has been qualified for not less than five years so to practice in such a court.
- a person who conducts themself at all times, both in their professional and personal life, in a matter that will maintain public confidence in the standards of the judiciary.
Applicants are also expected to possess a high level of personal integrity and if successful are
expected to subscribe to any Judicial Code of Ethics that the Chief Justice may from time to time prescribe.
Interested persons may download an application package from the High Court’s Website – www.belizejudiciary.org or request in writing from:
The Secretary
Judicial and Legal Services Commission
Ground Floor, Sir. Edney Cain Building
Belmopan City, Cayo District
Belize, Central America
Telephone number: 822-2204 or 822-2235
email address: [email protected]
Deadline for receipt of applications: February 28, 2023
Note: Only suitably qualified applicants will be acknowledged.
The Commission does not bind itself to make an appointment from among those persons who apply.