From Laventille to the High Court: Justice Westmin James’ Unlikely Journey
Published: October 3, 2026
Duration: 1:07:19
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Justice Westmin James’ journey to the bench didn’t begin where many might expect.
Born in Morvant/Laventille and raised without significant financial means, he attended Mucurapo Junior Secondary, St James Secondary and Tranquility Government Secondary before eventually making his way to the Faculty of Law at The University of the West Indies, graduating with First Class Honours and later earning a scholarship to study at Cambridge. transcript-judging-in-the-real-…
Today, Justice James is a Judge of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago, a Judge on the Caribbean Community Administrative Tribun...