{"id":187252,"date":"2023-10-07T06:39:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T10:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=187252"},"modified":"2023-10-07T06:39:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T10:39:30","slug":"justice-tunde-ademola-bakre-joins-antigua-and-barbudas-high-court-bench-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/justice-tunde-ademola-bakre-joins-antigua-and-barbudas-high-court-bench-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Tunde Ademola Bakre Joins Antigua and Barbuda&#8217;s High Court Bench"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3719059599\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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\/><\/a><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC) has introduced a new addition to the High Court of Justice in Antigua and Barbuda.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-4123096809\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0041\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 819w, 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100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This appointment comes as Justice Bakre replaces Justice Colin Williams, who served as a High Court Judge in Antigua and Barbuda for slightly over two years before being reassigned to a significant role in the Commonwealth of Dominica.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-1901113670\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, 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