Justice Monica Joseph receives another award

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has expressed congratulations to Justice Monica Joseph on being named a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.{{more}}

A retired Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Justice Monica Theresa Joseph, CBE, was awarded by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her service to the public and the law.

The DBE is one of the five classes (in civil and military divisions) of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), established on 4th June, 1917 by King George V. The Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) (counterpart to Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) is the second in seniority of the classes, and allows (but not prescribes) the postulant to use the title “Dame” before her first name.

Justice Joseph, who was among the seven Grenadians named on the Queen’s birthday honours list this year (June 15, 2013), is no stranger to awards. Among others, she is the holder of the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), and in 2004 she received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus.

Justice Monica Joseph was the first female judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. She was appointed as a High Court judge in October 1982, and assigned to the Territory of the British Virgin Islands. She served the Court until her retirement in 1996, after which she served in various acting appointments; her last appointment, which was in St Vincent and the Grenadines, ended on July 31, 2012.