Supreme Court of the Bahamas

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Supreme Court of the Bahamas
Supreme Court Building in Nassau
Established	1896
Jurisdiction	The Bahamas
Location	Nassau Freeport Eight Mile Rock
Authorised by	Article 93, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Bahamas
Judge term length	Until the age of 65 (or 67)
Number of positions	11
Website	Official website
Chief Justice
Currently	The Hon. Sir Ian Winder[1]
Since	3 August 2022

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The Supreme Court of the Bahamas is the third highest court in the adjudicative hierarchy of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The court was created by Article 93(1) of the Constitution. Before that, the Supreme Court was governed by the Supreme Court Act of 1896.

The Neo-Georgian style building which is home to the Supreme Court in New Providence is located on Bank Lane. Ground was broken for the building in 1921 by then Governor of the Colony of the Bahamas, Sir Harry Cordeaux. The courthouse is similar in design to the Central Public Building which is north of the building. On April 18, 1994, the first sitting of the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama was held at the Grant Levarity Justice Center in Freeport.^[2]