Gillian Lucky

Gillian Lucky (born 1967) is a judge[1] at the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago. Justice Lucky was sworn in on September 8, 2014 by President Anthony Carmona. She previously sat as a temporary High Court Judge between October 2009 - September 2010.

She held position of the Director of the Police Complaints Authority[2] between 2010 - 2014. It is an independent body formed to investigate criminal offences involving police officers, police corruption and serious police misconduct and for other related matters. No member of the Police Complaints Authority’s staff is attached to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, Special Reserve Police or Municipal Police Force. The mandates of the PCA are outlined within the Police Complaints Authority Act.[3]

Professional Life

Lucky attended Naparima Girls' High School for her secondary education. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at The University of the West Indies in 1989. There she was awarded the Therese Sylvester Prize for the Most Outstanding University Student - Cave Hill Campus.

Lucky has occupied the positions of Senior State Counsel at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Government Senator; Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, Opposition Member of Parliament and a Temporary High Court Judge. Lucky was the Director of the Police Complaints Authority (2010-2014) and a columnist with the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper. She was also the chairman of the Omnibus Legislation Committee; Chairman of the Committee for the Regularization of the Home Video Industry and a Member of the Crime and Justice Commission. She also formerly held the position of Principal at the Academy of Tertiary Studies (ATS).[4]

Media

Lucky has written as a columnist with the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Newspaper. She was also the host of a television show, Just Gill on ieTV Channel 1 network which is centered on discussion of national issues and interests. In the past, she has co-hosted a radio segment, “Talk Time” on Radio 90.5FM and is also the former Presenter and Co-Executive Producer of the television programme, “Caribbean Tarang”.

Personal life

Lucky is the daughter of Anthony Lucky and Cintra Lucky. She has three siblings, Cindy Ann Lucky, Elizabeth Lucky and Antonia Lucky. She is a former competitive calypsonian.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ttlawcourts.org/index.php/newsroom-69/news/4952-new-high-court-judge-appointed-madame-justice-gillian-lucky
  2. ↑ http://www.pca.org.tt/
  3. ↑ http://pca.org.tt/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Police-Complaints-Authority-Act.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.atstnt.com/5001.html

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