Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court | |
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Established | 27 February 1967 |
Jurisdiction | |
Location | Castries, Saint Lucia (Headquarters) |
Motto | Fiat Justitia |
Composition method | Appointed by the Monarch (Chief Justice) and the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (Other Judges) |
Authorised by | Supreme Court Order |
Appeals to | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Caribbean Court of Justice |
Appeals from | Magistrates' Courts High Courts |
Language | English |
Website | www |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Mario Michel (acting) |
Since | 5 May 2024 |
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is a superior court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS),[1] including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat). It has unlimited jurisdiction in each member State.