Autor: Ivol Blackman

JUSTICE Ivol Blackman was a Judge of the SUPREME COURT in the HIGH COURT of TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Prior to his elevation to the SUPREME COURT BENCH he served as the Solicitor General. He holds the degrees of B.A., LLB HONS of LONDON UNIVERSITY, and is a BARRISTER AT LAW of LINCOLN, S INN. He studied languages and history for his B.A. degree at the UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE WEST INDIES on a scholarship. He taught languages and history at secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago before being called to the Bar in England. He joined the Legal service in JAMAICA and later in TRINIDAD and TOBAGO where he became that country, s Solicitor General. He was also called to the inner BAR as a SENIOR COUNSEL in TRINIDAD and TOBAGO, the equivalence of QUEEN, s COUNSEL in England. Born in Industry Lane, Belmont, TRINIDAD, he is the second of six children of the late Richard and Dorothy Blackman from TOBAGO. Justice Blackman is married to the former Erma Campbell and they have four children and two granddaughters.