Members’ Area
CMJA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2023
“Open Justice Today”
10-14 September 2023
Cardiff, Wales
See www.cmja.biz for further information
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The CMJA Council 2022-2025
A new Board of Trustees and appointed/elected in September 2022 (see https://www.cmja.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/CMJA-COUNCIL-LIST-2022-2025-web.pdf for details). Regional Vice Presidents have agreed they can be contacted directly. Please find below the contact information for the Regional Vice Presidents
ATLANTIC & MEDITERRANEAN
Mr Justice Graeme Mew, Canada
CARIBBEAN
Justice Richard Williams, Cayman Islands
EAST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Justice Ilvin Mugeta, Tanzania
INDIAN OCEAN
Mr Justice Balasundaram Rajendran, India
PACIFIC OCEAN
Mrs Linda Bradford-Morgan, Australia
WEST AFRICA
Hon. Justice Emmanuel E Roberts, Sierra Leone
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CMJA FORUM ON COVID 19
In April 2020, the CMJA set up a Forum for Members on COVID 19 for an exchange of information and experiences and solutions to dealing with COVID 19 in the courts. You can access the Forum through the following link: https://cmja.biz/forum-introduction/
to access the Forum itself please use the Password: Justice2020 (case sensitive).
If you wish to contribute to the forum you will need to register, please follow the instructions on how to register on the introduction page.
APRIL 2020 – CMJA AND COVID 19
On 6 April 2020, the CMJA President issued a Letter of Support for the Judiciaries in the Commonwealth during this difficult time for all of us.
OCTOBER 2019
ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2018/2019
SEPTEMBER 2018
At the Council Meeting which took place in September 2018 in Brisbane, Australia, the Regional Vice Presidents agreed that their email addresses could be published for Members to use. Here are the email addresses of the Regional Vice Presidents.
REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS
ATLANTIC & MEDITERRANEAN
Justice Lynne C Leitch (Canada)
CARIBBEAN
Justice Richard Williams (Cayman Islands)
EAST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Justice Patrick Kiage (Kenya)
INDIAN OCEAN
Mr Justice Balasundaram Rajendran (India)
PACIFIC OCEAN
Judge Mary Beth Sharp (New Zealand)
WEST AFRICA
Justice Constant Hometowu (Ghana)
Recent CMJA Conference Reports
(The CMJA retains the copyright of all its Reports. You are only permitted to reproduce the Speeches from these Reports with the express permission of the CMJA and if you duly acknowledge the source of the speech and the author).
“Parliamentary Democracy and the Role of the Judiciary”
CMJA Conference, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 2019
“Becoming Stronger Together”
CMJA 18th Triennial Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2018
“Building an Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Judiciary”
CMJA Conference, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania,2017
“The Judiciary as The Guarantors of the Rule of Law”
CMJA Conference, Georgetown Guyana 2016
“Independent Judiciaries, Diverse Societies”
CMJA 17th Triennial Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2015
“Judicial Independence: The Challenges of the Modern Era”
Livingstone, Zambia 2014
“Is Your Latimer House in Order?”
Jersey 2013
CMJA Triennial Conference
“Justice for Everyone: Myth or Reality?”
CMJA 16th Triennial Conference, Munyonyo, Uganda 2012″
“Community Justice and Judicial Independence: Local Issues, Commonwealth Standards”
Brighton 2010
OTHER REPORTS, PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
AUGUST 2021
A Guide For the Magistrate in the Commonwealth: Fundamental Principles, Recommended Practices Updated August 2021
SEPTEMBER 2018
DECLARATION ON THE INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY OF THE LOWER COURTS
JUNE 2017
DELIVERING JUSTICE IN THE LOWER COURTS ON THE SNIFF OF AN OILY RAG
Presented by Chief Judge Dr John Lowndes of the Local Court of the Northern
Territory at the Criminal Lawyers Association Northern Territory
16th Bali Conference
MAY 2013
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMISSIONS: A MODEL CLAUSE FOR CONSTITUTIONS
FEBRUARY 2013
STATUS OF MAGISTRATES REPORT
COMMONWEALTH JUDICIAL JOURNAL
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CMJA NEWS
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Last issue Volume 52, April 2023
Contents:
Editorial
CMJA 19th Triennial Conference 2022
CMJA General Assembly and new Council
Regional Members of Council
Sheriff Douglas Allan Becomes Honorary Life Member
New CMJA President’s Speech
Judicial Independence Issues
Gambia Judicial Training
His Majesty, The King’s Commonwealth Day Speech
New Members
Previous Volumes:
Volume No 51, July 2022
Volume No 50, November 2021
Volume 49, May 2021
Volume 48, November 2020
Volume 47, April 2020
Volume 46, December 2019
Volume 45, April 2019
Volume 44, December 2018
Volume 43, April 2018
Volume 42, December 2017
Volume 41, May 2017
Volume 40, December 2016
Volume 39, April 2016
Volume 38, November 2015
Volume 37, April/May 2015
Volume 36, October 2014
Volume 35, April 2014
Volume 34, December 2013
Volume 33, April 2013
Volume 32, November 2012
Volume 31, April 2012
Volume 30, October 2011
Volume 29, March 2011
Volume 28, October 2010
Volume 27, March 2010
Volume 26, October 2009
Volume 25, March 2009