Chief Justice of Belize


The chief justice of Belize is the head of the Supreme Court of Belize. Under Chapter 7 of the Constitution of Belize, the chief justice is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister.
Since the retirement of Kenneth Benjamin in March 2020, Michelle Arana was the acting chief justice of Belize.
Louise Blenman was appointed to fill the vacancy in September 2022.

List of chief justices

The full list as published by the attorney general of Belize:
  1. Robert Temple Esq., 1843–1861

British Honduras (1862-1973)

  1. Richard J. Connor, 1862
  2. William Alexander Parker, 1875–1881
  3. Sir Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles, 1881
  4. William Anthony Musgrave Sheriff, 1883–1886
  5. Sir William Meigh Goodman, 1886–1889
  6. Sir William John Anderson, 1890–1900
  7. Sir Walter Llewellyn Lewis, 1900–1906
  8. Frederic Mackenzie Maxwell, 1906–1911
  9. Sir Walter Sidney Shaw, 1912–1914
  10. Sir Robert Blair Roden, 1915–1921
  11. Herbert Kortright McDonnell Sisnett, 1922–1931
  12. Charles Wilton Wood Greenidge, 1932–1936
  13. Sir Arthur Kirwan Agar, 1936–1940
  14. Sir Carleton George Langley, 1940–1947
  15. Frederick Malcolm Boland, 1948–1949
  16. Sir Alfred Victor Crane, 1950–1954
  17. Erskine Rueul La Tourette Ward, 1955–1957
  18. Sir Clifford De Lisle Inniss, 1957–1972

Belize (1973–)

  1. Arthur Richard Franklin Dickson, 1973–1974
  2. Sir Denis Eustace Gilbert Malone, 1974–1979
  3. Albert L. Staine, CBE, 1979–1982
  4. George C. R. Moe, QC, 1982–1985
  5. *George N. Brown, acting 1985–1986
  6. Taufik Cotran, CBE, 1986–1990
  7. Sir George N. Brown, 1990–1998
  8. George Singh, 1998
  9. Manuel Sosa, CBE, SC, 1998–1999
  10. *John Troadio Gonzalez, acting 1999–2000
  11. Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh, 2000–2010
  12. *Samuel Awich, acting 2010–2011
  13. Kenneth Benjamin, 2011-2020
  14. *Michelle Arana, acting 2020-2022
  15. Louise Blenman, 2022-Present