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Michael de la Bastide
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'''Michael de la Bastide''' (born 18 July 1937 in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) is a Trinbagonian lawyer. He was the [[Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago]] from 1995 until 2002.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
== Education ==
He attended [[Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Mary's College, Port of Spain]], from 1945 to 1955. He moved on to read law at [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church College]] of [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] from 1956 to 1960. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence) in 1959 with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Civil Law, also with First Class Honours in 1960.
== Career ==
He was [[Crown Counsel]] in the office of the Attorney-General of Trinidad & Tobago from 1961 till 1963. In 1975, he became the [[Queen's Counsel]] at 38. He went on to serve as an Independent Senator from 1976 to 1981. He was president of the Law Association from 1987 until 1990 prior to his appointment as Chief Justice in 1995. In 2005, he was sworn in as president of the [[Caribbean Court of Justice]] until his retirement in 2011.
== References ==
== Education ==
He attended [[Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Mary's College, Port of Spain]], from 1945 to 1955. He moved on to read law at [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church College]] of [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] from 1956 to 1960. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence) in 1959 with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Civil Law, also with First Class Honours in 1960.
== Career ==
He was [[Crown Counsel]] in the office of the Attorney-General of Trinidad & Tobago from 1961 till 1963. In 1975, he became the [[Queen's Counsel]] at 38. He went on to serve as an Independent Senator from 1976 to 1981. He was president of the Law Association from 1987 until 1990 prior to his appointment as Chief Justice in 1995. In 2005, he was sworn in as president of the [[Caribbean Court of Justice]] until his retirement in 2011.
== References ==
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