Zaila McCalla
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The Honourable Zaila McCalla OJ |
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| Chief Justice of Jamaica | |
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Assumed office 27 June 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Lensley Wolfe |
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Zaila Rowena Morris 31 January 1948 Westmoreland, Jamaica |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies |
| Awards | Order of Jamaica (2007) |
Zaila Rowena McCalla, O.J. (née Morris; born 31 January 1948) is a Jamaican judge. Since 2007, she has been Chief Justice of Jamaica.
Zaila Rowena Morris was born on 31 January 1948 in Westmoreland, Jamaica. She is one of six children of Herbert and Beryl Morris. She was educated at Chantilly All-Age School in Westmoreland, and at Montego Bay High School, an all-girls secondary school in Montego Bay. She studied law at the University of the West Indies, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) degree. She then attended Norman Manley Law School, where she completed a Legal Education Certificate (LEC).
McCalla was called to the bar on 27 September 1976. She served as a Deputy Clerk of Court from October 1976 to November 1977, and as a Clerk of Court from November 1977 to July 1980. On 1 July 1980, she joined the Department of Public Prosecutions as a Crown Counsel. In 1985, she served as acting Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions.
In August 1985, McCalla was appointed a Resident Magistrate. She was promoted to Senior Resident Magistrate in 1996. From 1993 to 1996, she was also an acting Master in Chambers of the Supreme Court. In August 1996, she became a Master in Chambers, serving from 1996 to 1997.
On 7 July 1997, McCalla was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court. She stood down from that appointment on 10 April 2006, when she was appointed a Judge of Appeal. In 2006, she was also an Acting Judge of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
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