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”’Hilary Ann Phillips”’ [[Order of Distinction|CD]], [[Queen’s Counsel|QC]] (born February 26, 1951) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and magistrate. She has served as a judge of the Court of Appeal since 2009. |
”’Hilary Ann Phillips”’ [[Order of Distinction|CD]], [[Queen’s Counsel|QC]] (born February 26, 1951) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and magistrate. She has served as a judge of the Court of Appeal since 2009. |
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Phillips was awarded the [[Order of Distinction]], Commander class for services to the legal profession and to the judiciary in 2013.<ref name=”jis2013″ /> |
Phillips was awarded the [[Order of Distinction]], Commander class for services to the legal profession and to the judiciary in 2013.<ref name=”jis2013″ /> |
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Latest revision as of 10:34, 28 January 2026
Jamaican attorney-at-law and magistrate
Hilary Ann Phillips CD, QC (born February 26, 1951) is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and magistrate. She has served as a judge of the Court of Appeal since 2009.
Early life and education
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Phillips was born in Kingston, Jamaica on February 26, 1951, to father Rowland Phillips and mother Enid Daphne Phillips (née Limonius). She attended the St Andrew High School and is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Studies. She also attended the College of Law of England and Wales where she qualified as a solicitor.[1][2]
Phillips was called to the Bar on August 8, 1974. She was appointed Queen’s Counsel in April 1998. She is a member of the Bar Association of Jamaica, and served as its first female president from 2001 to 2004.[3][4] Phillips worked at the Norman Manley Law School as a tutor in civil procedure since 1994. She has been a member of the General Legal Council since 1984, as well as a member of its disciplinary committee. She served as vice-president of the Organisation of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations from 2003-2006. Phillips was a senior partner at the law firm Grant, Stuart, Phillips and Company. On July 20, 2009, she was sworn in as a Judge of the Court of Appeal by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen.[1][2][5] She has also served as the acting President of the Court of Appeal.[6]
Phillips was awarded the Order of Distinction, Commander class for services to the legal profession and to the judiciary in 2013.[7]
Phillips is the daughter of the late Sir Rowland Phillips, Chief Justice of Jamaica (1963–1968).[1]
