About
Indra Charles
Place of Birth: Guyana
Citizenship: Saint Lucia
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor of Law (Hons) University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados (1981)
- Certificate in Legal Education Sir Hugh Wooding Law School, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago (1983)
- Diploma in International Affairs, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago (1985)
- Called to the Bar of Guyana, October 1983
- Called to the Bar of Trinidad & Tobago, 1984
- Called to the Bar of Saint Lucia, 1985
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Attorney-at-Law, Trinidad & Tobago (1983 – 1985)
- Magistrate, St. Lucia (1986 – 1989)
- Registrar of the High Court of St. Lucia (1989 – 1991)
- Chief Registrar, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (1992 – 2000)
- High Court Judge (Ag.), Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (November 1998 – December 1999)
- Short-term assignments (while holding substantive post as Chief Registrar) to The Commonwealth of Dominica (November 1998 –January 1999); St. Vincent & The Grenadines (February 1999); Antigua & Barbuda (March 1999); British Virgin Islands (June 1999) and St. Lucia (August 1999 – to December 1999).
- High Court Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (January 2000–December 2011)
- Assigned to Saint Lucia (January 2000 -December 2004);
- Assigned to the British Virgin Islands (January 2005 – December 2011)
- Temporary assignment to the Federation of St. Christopher & Nevis to hear Election Petitions (2011)
- Justice of Appeal (Ag.) – Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (2007, 2008 and September – December 2009)
- Justice of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas – January 2012 – present
- Panel of Mediators, Insol International, UK and Member (2007- present)
- Alumni, University of the West Indies (January 2012)
- Deputy Chairman, Rules Committee, The Bahamas (June 2019 – present)