Jacob Wit (born 24 December 1952, in Haarlemmermeer) is a justice of the Caribbean Court of Justice,[1] located in Trinidad and Tobago.[2] Since 2010 he also serves as the President of the Constitutional Court of Sint Maarten,[3] and is a former Judge of the Rotterdam District Court[4] and the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.[5]

Wit (Netherlands Antilles) was born on 24 December 1952 in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.

He graduated from the Pius X Lyceum (Amsterdam) in 1971, entering in that same year the Vrije Universiteit (Free University) of Amsterdam, from which he took the degree of Master of Laws with honours in 1977.[6] After completing his military service (1976-1978) as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Dutch Navy.[7] Wit was admitted in March 1978 as a Judicial Trainee at the Studiecentrum Rechtspleging (Training and Study Centre for the Judiciary) in Zutphen, where he remained until 1984.[8] During this period, he held the posts of Law Clerk in the Rotterdam District Court, Rotterdam, (1978-1980) and Deputy Prosecutor at the Amsterdam District Court (1980-1982) and worked as an attorney-at-law with the Law Firm of Van Doorne & Sjollema in Rotterdam.[9]

Judicial career

Wit was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Rotterdam District Court in January 1984, Judge of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on 1 October 1986 where he functioned as Coordinating Judge, Court of First Instance, Curaçao (1993-1996); Coordinator Judge of Instruction, Netherlands Antilles (1994-1997); Coordinating Judge for the Dutch Windward Islands of Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba and from 2001 to 2005 as Senior Justice and Acting Chief Justice.[10] He took the Oath of Office as a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) at the President’s House Port of Spain, on Wednesday 1 June 2005.[11] In November 2010, Wit was appointed and sworn in as the President of the Constitutional Court of Sint Maarten,[12] a part-time function.

References

  1. ↑ Achong, Derek. "CCJ calls for change in immigration laws". Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Online. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Maarten, Sint. "GS of Ombudsman office Sxm concludes exchange visit to Trinidad and Barbados". St. Maarten Island Time.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Van der veer, Ron. "Judge Bob Wit will lead Public Administration Integrity Committee". St. Maarten Island Times. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Prime Minister Meets with Justice Jacob Wit". St. Martin News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Prime Minister Meets with Justice Jacob Wit". St. Martin News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JACOB WIT". Caribbean Court of Justice Official Web Site. Caribbean Court of Justice. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JACOB WIT". Caribbean Court of Justice Official Web Site. Caribbean Court of Justice. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Prime Minister Meets with Justice Jacob Wit". St. Martin News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Prime Minister Meets with Justice Jacob Wit". St. Martin News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Prime Minister Meets with Justice Jacob Wit". St. Martin News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Prime Minister Meets with Justice Jacob Wit". St. Martin News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Prime Minister Meets with Justice Jacob Wit". St. Martin News Network. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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