Philip Telford Georges, OCC, DAH was Chief Justice of the Judiciary of Tanzania from 1965 to 1971, and several other appellate positions.
He was born to John Henry Duport Georges and Milutine Cox and in Roseau, Dominica on January 5, 1923.
Education
University of Toronto and Middle Temple, London. Honorary Doctor of Laws (Toronto, Dar es Salaam, West Indies).
Career
Public defender, Trinidad Bar 1947 Judge, Trinidad Bench 1962–1965 Chief Justice, High Court of Tanzania, 1965–1971 Professor of Law, University of West Indies 1974–1981 Judge, Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, 1981–1983 Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, 1983–1984 Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Bahamas, 1984–1989 Judge, Court of Appeal, Cayman Islands since 1985 Judge, Court of Appeal, Seychelles since 1987 Judge, Court of Appeal, Bermuda since 1990
Death
Justice Georges died on 13 January 2005. He was 82.
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