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Carol Lawrence-Beswick

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Carol Lawrence-Beswick is a Jamaican jurist. She currently serves as the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Jamaica.[1]

Born Carol Lawrence, Lawrence-Beswick is a 1973 graduate of Hollins University.[2] In 1977 she completed an LLB at the University of the West Indies. For a time she served as Jamaica's assistant director of public prosecutors. In 2001 she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Jamaica; in 2014 she was one of five women to be appointed to the Court of Appeal. For her service she has received the Distinguished Alumnae Award from Hollins University.[3] Lawrence-Beswick was married to attorney Paul Beswick until his passing in 2021.[4][5][6] Their daughter, Wendy Beswick, is a lawyer as well.[7]

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  1. ^ "Current Judges | The Supreme Court of Jamaica". supremecourt.gov.jm. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Distinguished Graduates Archive". Hollins. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Carol Lawrence-Beswick". Hollins. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Mitchell, William (May 21, 2018). "Lawrence-Beswick Not Asked to Recuse from INDECOM Matter". Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Outcome Of Mortars Case Uncertain As INDECOM Seeks To Have Judge Recused". rjrnewsonline.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Attorney Paul Beswick passes". jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved May 8, 2019.