Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Established27 February 1967 (1967-02-27)
Jurisdiction
LocationCastries, Saint Lucia (Headquarters)
MottoFiat Justitia
Composition methodAppointed by the Monarch (Chief Justice) and the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (Other Judges)
Authorised bySupreme Court Order
Appeals toJudicial Committee of the Privy Council
Caribbean Court of Justice
Appeals fromMagistrates' Courts
High Courts
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.eccourts.org
Chief Justice
CurrentlyMario Michel (acting)
Since5 May 2024 (2024-05-05)

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.

  1. ^ John Hatchard (ed.) Directory of Commonwealth Law Schools 2003-2004. Cavendish Publishing. 2003. ISBN 1-85941-758-2; page 122.