St Helena Magistrates' Court

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St. Helena Magistrates' Court
St Helena Courthouse in 2021
15°55′29.9″S 5°43′04.8″W / 15.924972°S 5.718000°W / -15.924972; -5.718000
Jurisdiction	Saint Helena
Location	Jamestown, Saint Helena, STHL1ZZ
Coordinates	15°55′29.9″S 5°43′04.8″W / 15.924972°S 5.718000°W / -15.924972; -5.718000
Chief Magistrate
Currently	Duncan Cooke.[1]
Since	1 April 2020[2]

St Helena Magistrates' Court is a Magistrates' Court in Jamestown, Saint Helena, which is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is a court of summary jurisdiction and one of three courts on the island, the others being the Saint Helena Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Juvenile Court. The Magistrates' Court has jurisdiction to try any offence which carries a sentence of fewer than 14 years imprisonment.^[3] The Court can pass a maximum sentence of 18 months imprisonment (or 3 years for more than one offence) when constituted of a bench of Lay Magistrates or 5 years if the case is heard by the Chief Magistrate.^[4]