Mr Justice Lionel Jones, SC, CMT

Date of Birth: 13 December 1939

Nationality: Citizen of Trinidad and Tobago

Marital Status: Married, 2 children

Hobies: Boating; computer skills; photography

Education:

December 1968 Admitted to practice as Barrister at Law, Trinidad and Tobago

July 1968 Called to the Bar of England and Wales (Lincoln's Inn)

July 1968 Degree of Utter Barrister (2nd Class), Inns of Court School of Law.

Secondary Southern Academy, San Fernando.

Career History:

August 2007 to date: Chairman, Crime and Justice Commission

February 2005 to date: Chairman, Police Complaints Authority

April 2005 to date: Member, Judicial and Legal Service Commission (Responsible for appointments, promotions, transfers and discipline of judges (except Chief Justice), magistrates and other legal officers of the state.

August 2005: National Awards recipient of Chaconia Medal Gold for Law and Public Service.

January 31, 2005: Retired from Judiciary

November 1997 to January 2005: Justice of Appeal, Supreme Court (Presiding in both Civil and Criminal Divisions of the Court of Appeal.

November 1990 toOctober 1997: High Court Judge (Serving in both Civil and Criminal Divisons)

1989: Director of Public Prosecutions (Instituting and undertaking of Criminal Proceedings and discontinuing at any stage before judgment in any criminal prosecution.

1989: Appointed Senior Counsel

1983: Solicitor General (Responsible for all civil litigation and legal advice to Government Ministries and Departments.

1981: Deputy Solicitor General

October 1973 toFebruary 1974: Overseas Government Legal Officers Course (London), Legislative and Treaty Drafting.

1969-1981: Practising Attorney, Attorney General Department.

1965-1968: Reading Law, Inns of Court School of Law, London.

December 1958 to August 1965: Clerical Officer, Government of Trinidad and Tobago.