Claudette Thompson assumes the position of Jamaica’s Performing Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) efficient Monday, April 22, following the departure of Paula Llewellyn amid contentious circumstances after her 16-year tenure.
Thompson’s appointment by the Public Service Fee (PSC), introduced by the Ministry of Justice on Monday, comes as she transitions from her earlier position as Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions inside the Workplace of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Governor Common Sir Patrick Allen permitted Thompson’s appointment upon the advice of the PSC. The Justice Ministry issued a short assertion expressing confidence in Thompson’s in depth expertise and unwavering dedication to justice, extending congratulations and greatest needs for her service to the nation.
Llewellyn relinquished her place following a Constitutional Courtroom ruling on April 19, which deemed her second tenure extension, granted final 12 months following a constitutional modification, as unconstitutional. A press release from the Legal professional Common’s Chambers confirmed Llewellyn’s incapacity to hold out her duties at current.
The federal government intends to enchantment the courtroom’s resolution because it navigates the authorized ramifications of Llewellyn’s departure and seeks to make sure continuity inside the Workplace of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Thompson’s profession to date
Claudette Thompson has virtually 20 years of expertise as a prosecutor.
She obtained a Bachelor’s Diploma in Worldwide Relations from The College of the West Indies, Mona Campus. She acquired a Bachelor of Legal guidelines Diploma from the College of Wolverhampton within the UK and her Certificates of Authorized Training from the Norman Manley Regulation Faculty.
Thompson was clerk of the courtroom in St Ann in 2004, earlier than changing into Assistant Crown Counsel on the ODPP in 2007.
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She featured within the homicide conviction of Dontae Brooks, who’s the incarcerated son of dancehall deejay Mavado. She additionally featured prominently within the conviction of main Klansman gang Chief Tesha Miller for accent after the actual fact to homicide. Miller was convicted in 2019 in reference to the homicide of former JUTC chairman Douglas Chambers.
She additionally featured prominently within the anti-gang case which led to the conviction of the boss of the One Don faction of the Klansman Gang, Andre Bryan final 12 months.
