The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced the appointment of six attorneys to the Magistracy, with the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for today.
The new magistrates are Ocelisa Marks, Nikkisha Logan, Jimelle Joseph, Shareefah Parks, Taneisha Saygon and Caressa Henry.
According to the JSC, the Oath of Office will be administered by Prime Minister Mark Phillips.
The six appointees bring a range of legal and public service experience to the Bench.
Marks, a graduate of the University of Guyana and the Hugh Wooding Law School, has served as a State Counsel in the Chambers of the Attorney General since 2019. She also completed training in mediation advocacy that same year.
Logan earned her law degree from the University of the West Indies before completing her legal education at the Hugh Wooding Law School in 2019. She later obtained a Master of Laws Degree in Corporate and Commercial Law in 2023. After a year in private practice, she joined the Guyana Office for Investment, where she currently serves as Senior Director of Legal Services and Corporate Secretary.
Joseph, who graduated from the University of Guyana and the Hugh Wooding Law School, began her legal career in private practice before being appointed Legal Assistant to the Chancellor of the Judiciary, a position she currently holds.
Parks holds an Associate Degree in Communications, a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Guyana and a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School. She also earned a postgraduate diploma in Criminology and Victimology and is currently pursuing a Master of Laws Degree in Law and Dispute Resolution at Robert Gordon University in Scotland. After working in private practice, she joined the Environmental Protection Agency in 2022 as Legal Adviser and now serves as Senior Legal Officer.
Saygon, also a graduate of the University of Guyana and the Hugh Wooding Law School, has served as a prosecutor in the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions since 2020.
Henry obtained her law degree from the University of Guyana before completing her legal education at the Hugh Wooding Law School in 2021. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Management and, in 2025, completed certification in Anti-Corruption and Asset Recovery. She currently serves as State Counsel II in the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecution.
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