The Law Schools
The Hugh Wooding Law School at Trinidad’s St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) opened its doors to its first students in September 1973 and was named after the outstanding and illustrious Jurist Sir Hugh Wooding of Trinidad & Tobago.
Deputy Directors:
- 1972 – Justice Aubrey Fraser
- 1975 – Sir Fenton Ramsahoye
- Austin Davis
Principals:
- Austin Davis
- Justice Annestine Sealey
- 2008-2024 – Miriam Samaru
- 2025 – Rudranath Maharaj
Registrars:
- 1972 – Valerie Holder
- 1978 – Merle Johnson
- Allan Harris
- Kathleen Rochford
- 2013-2019 – Alana Humphrey
- 2019-2020 – Ms Ingrid John
- 2020 – Amalie Carter
Like the Council of Legal Education’s other Law School, the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica was also established in September 1973 at the UWI Mona Campus in Kingston and was named after Hon Norman Manley, a former Prime Minister of Jamaica.
1972 Deputy Directors:
- Guya L Persard
- Austin Fraser
- William Roper
Registrars:
- Ms. Valerie Holder
- Ms. Merle Johnson
- Mr. Reginald Dunkley
- Ms. Hope Jenoure
- Mr. Michael Martin
Principals:
- Mr. H. Aubrey Fraser
- Mr. William Roper
- Mr. Keith Sobion
- 2008-2015 – Professor Stephen Vasciannie
- 2015-2014 – Ms. Carol Aina, C.D.
- 2024 – Dr. Christian Malcolm
Current Registrars:
- Mr. Carlando Francis (Registrar)
- Assistant Registrars
The Eugene Dupuch Law School, the third Law School of the Council of Legal Education was established in The Bahamas in 1998, and was named after Eugene Dupuch – the famous Bahamian Lawyer and Politician.
Principals:
- 1998-2001 – Mr Justice Austin Davis
- 2001-2008 – Ms Miriam Samaru
- 2008 to Present – Mrs Tonya Bastian Galanis
Registrars:
- 1999-2014 – Ms Althea Clifford
- 2014 to Current – Mrs Dawn Burrows