A Virgin Islander who has been practising law in the territory for nine years has been named the new senior magistrate.
Acting on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, Governor Boyd McCleary appointed Tamia Richards to the position effective Nov. 1, according to Government Information Services.
Ms. Richards joined the public service in August 2003 as a professional cadet in the Attorney General’s Chambers, and she was called to the bar and appointed to the post of Crown counsel. In 2006 she was promoted to senior Crown counsel.
Ms. Richards was transferred to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in 2007. The next year, she resigned from the public service and joined the law firm Harneys as an associate attorney.
In April 2010, she was appointed additional magistrate on a part-time basis, and she was appointed full-time additional magistrate on April 18, 2011.
See the Nov. 22, 2012 edition for full coverage.
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