I was just made aware of the following press release on Virtual Seychelles:
President James Michel has
appointed Mrs Fiona Robinson (née Laporte) as a Puisne Judge of the Supreme
Court on the recommendation of the Constitutional Appointments Authority, with
effect from 11th January 2013.
Mrs Robinson was sworn into office
at a ceremony held at State House this morning, which was presided by President
James Michel. The ceremony was attended by Vice-President Danny Faure, the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Frederick Egonda-Ntende, the President of
the Court of Appeal, Francis MacGregor, the
Attorney General, Ronny Govinden and the judges of the Supreme Court and the
Court of Appeal as well as members of the Constitutional Appointments
Authority.
President Michel expressed his congratulations to Justice
Fiona Robinson after taking up her post. “This is an another important milestone for Seychelles
as we now have five Seychellois judges in the country, of which two are
female judges. We expect the judiciary to work hard to serve the people
of Seychelles
and with your energy and expertise, you will undoubtedly contribute to the
improvement of the legal system,” said President Michel.
Mrs Fiona Robinson, who is 38 years old, is now the youngest
judge in the Seychelles
judiciary, as well as the first female Seychellois judge of the Supreme Court,
and alongside the Justice of the Court
Appeal Court, Mrs Mathilda Twomey (appointed in
April 2011), Mrs Robinson is the second female judge of the country. Judge
Robinson replaces Judge Duncan Gaswaga, whose contract has ended.
Mrs. Robinson holds a
Master of Laws in International Maritime Law with Distinction from the
International Maritime Organisation International Maritime Law Institute in Malta and a Degree of Bachelor of Laws with
Honours from the University
of Mauritius.
Mrs. Robinson started her legal career in 2001 as a State
Counsel at the Chambers of the Attorney General, where she was also nominated
to form part of the Seychelles Maritime Delimitation Technical Committee and
appointed as the Legal Advisor to the Seychelles Fishing Authority. In 2005 she
was promoted to Senior State Counsel, and in 2007, Mrs Robinson was appointed
to the post of Principal Legislative Drafter.
In 2010 she was appointed as the Director General of the
Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration, as was the National Coordinator for
the GEF-Western Indian Ocean Marine Highway Development and Coastal and Marine
Contamination Prevention Project. During this period Mrs Robinson was also a
Member of the High Level Committee on Piracy.
From 2011 to 2012, Mrs. Robinson was a consultant with
various Ministries and organisations, where she worked on the drafting of
laws as well as reports for the implementation of international conventions.
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