That suggestion has come from Charles Small, a Barbadian who is the top non-judicial officer in the New York State civil court in Brooklyn.
As his birthplace gets ready to welcome a new Chief Justice, Small indicated the door should be open to substantial reforms designed to speed up the delivery of justice.
Small, originally from Gregg Farm in St Andrew, was speaking to the DAILY NATION last week just ahead of Saturday’s announcement of Patterson Cheltenham being the new Chief Justice with effect from November 1. (TB)
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