Five judges of the Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago have been appointed to the Court of Appeal by President Christine Carla Kangaloo, ORTT, acting on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC), pursuant to Section 104 of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Chief Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh presented the Instruments of Appointment, dated November 2nd, 2026, to the judges at a ceremony at the Waterfront Judicial Centre, in the presence of their family members.
The newly appointed Justices of Appeal are:
1.The Honourable Mr Justice Frank Seepersad
2.The Honourable Mr Justice Devindra Rampersad
3.The Honourable Mr Justice Robin Mohammed
4.The Honourable Mme. Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams
5.The Honourable Mme. Justice Margaret Mohammed
The appointments bring the complement of Justices of Appeal to its full strength. The Chief Justice welcomed the appointments and looks forward to the enhanced capacity and performance of the Court of Appeal in the administration of justice.
The Judiciary congratulates the newly appointed Justices of Appeal, each of whom has served with distinction on the High Court bench, and wishes them continued success in their new role.
Profiles of the Newly Appointed Justices of Appeal
The Honourable Mr Justice Frank Seepersad: The Honourable Mr Justice Frank Seepersad has been a Judge of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago since April 2012, following 16 years in private legal practice. He was the youngest attorney to be appointed to the Bench, presiding over civil matters.
Before his appointment, Justice Seepersad managed a successful legal practice, with experience in criminal, family, and civil litigation. He began his career as an Associate Attorney at Hamel-Smith and Company before joining his family’s law firm, Seepersad and Seepersad.
Justice Seepersad holds an Upper Second-Class Honours degree from the University of the West Indies and graduated from the Hugh Wooding Law School as the second most outstanding student. In 1997, he obtained a Master of Laws (“LLM”) from the London School of Economics, specialising in Intellectual Property, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Civil Litigation.
He topped his international LLM class and received the award for Most Outstanding Student. He has also contributed to legal education, tutoring Advocacy at the Hugh Wooding Law School for more than a decade. His professional recognition includes the Distinguished Alumni Award from the London School of Economics and the Distinguished Service and Contribution to the Legal Profession Award from the Assembly of Southern Lawyers, of which he is a former President.
In January 2023, Justice Seepersad received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, the highest honour conferred by the Government of India on persons of Indian origin living abroad, in recognition of his contributions to community welfare and education.
Throughout his judicial career, Justice Seepersad has presided over a wide range of cases and issued rulings on novel areas of law such as breach of confidence with respect to the dissemination of private intimate photographs and the recognition that Facebook and social media posts should be held as being defamatory.
Justice Seepersad has an impressive track record of having his decisions upheld on appeal to Trinidad and Tobago’s highest appellate court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
A review of local decisions appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council indicates that, of the approximately twelve (12) matters presided over by the Judge at first instance, his decisions and/or orders were upheld or restored in ten (10).
Justice Seepersad is husband to Mrs. Camille Ramkalwan-Seepersad and father to Amanda Seepersad. He regularly serves as a guest preacher in the Presbyterian Church.
The Honourable Mr Justice Devindra Rampersad: The Honourable Mr Justice Devindra Rampersad brings more than three decades of legal experience to the Court of Appeal, including over fifteen years of distinguished service as a Puisne Judge of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago. He was first appointed as a temporary Judge of the High Court on January 13, 2009, before receiving a permanent appointment on September 17, 2010.
Throughout his judicial career, Justice Rampersad has presided over a broad range of civil matters, including Constitutional and Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Land Law, Contract, Tort and Family Law. He has managed a substantial judicial docket comprising more than 1,400 active cases and has authored numerous judgments across several areas of law. Recognised for his meticulous judgment writing, strong analytical reasoning and detailed examination of the facts, his decisions have received commendation from the Court of Appeal and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for their clarity, structure and thoroughness.
Justice Rampersad began his academic journey at the University of Toronto, Canada, where he obtained a degree in Commerce and Economics. He subsequently pursued legal studies in the United Kingdom and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in November 1989 as a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. He was admitted to practise as an attorney-at-law in Trinidad and Tobago in June 1991, having obtained his Legal Education Certificate.
Prior to his appointment to the Bench, Justice Rampersad spent nearly 18 years in private practice, developing extensive experience in civil litigation, commercial law, family law, conveyancing, land law, wills and probate, and company law. His practice involved appearances before the Petty Civil Courts, Magistrates’ Courts, High Court, Court of Appeal, and Tax Appeal Board.
He further expanded his professional qualifications by obtaining a Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation in Canada and is qualified to practise law in Ontario, where he is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, formerly the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the United Kingdom.
Beyond his judicial responsibilities, Justice Rampersad has made significant contributions to judicial and legal education locally and regionally. Since 2014, he has served as an Associate Tutor at the Hugh Wooding Law School, teaching Civil Advocacy, and has participated in judicial training programmes throughout the Caribbean.
Justice Rampersad has a particular interest in technology and its potential to transform judicial processes and enhance the administration of justice. He continues to explore the practical application of technological innovations in adjudication, with a focus on improving efficiency, supporting judicial decision-making and strengthening the delivery of justice.
His judicial career reflects a sustained commitment to judicial integrity, professional excellence, continuous learning and the advancement of a modern, efficient, and well-supported Judiciary.
The Honourable Mr Justice Robin N Mohammed: The Honourable Mr Justice Robin N Mohammed is an experienced judicial officer, judicial educator and legal practitioner with extensive expertise in civil procedure, case management, mediation and judicial training.
He was called to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago in 1994 and shortly thereafter appointed to act as Registrar of the Tax Appeal Board. During his studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School, he received the award for Second Outstanding Student in Year One and the prize for Best Performance Overall, recognising his academic achievements and extracurricular contributions over the two-year programme.
In 1996, Justice Mohammed entered private practice as a sole practitioner, specialising in civil, criminal and family law, conveyancing and probate. During this period, he also worked closely with Senior Counsel Ernest Koylass and the law firm of Dipnarine Rampersad & Co.
His contribution to judicial reform extends beyond Trinidad and Tobago. Justice Mohammed played a pivotal role in the implementation of the Civil Proceedings Rules and Family Proceedings Rules locally and has conducted training in these areas in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Barbados and The Bahamas.
In 2011, he drafted the Family Procedure Rules for Guyana, which came into force in 2015. He also completed the final draft of Guyana’s High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules in July 2013, which provided the foundation for the Guyana Rules Committee’s subsequent work on the Rules.
In 2016, Justice Mohammed obtained certification as a Judicial Trainer from University College London (UCL), following completion of its one-year Training the Judicial Trainer programme. He was also a co-draftsman of the new Civil Procedure Rules for the Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands and served as a consultant to that Court on their development.
He has undertaken extensive professional training in case management, mediation and judicial settlement conferencing in Canada, the United States and Trinidad and Tobago. He currently serves as Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee of the Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association (ASJA), with responsibility for drafting a new constitution for the organisation.
The Honourable Mme. Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams: The Honourable Mme. Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams was appointed to the High Court on April 12, 2017, following an extensive career as a Prosecutor in the DPP’s Department and as a Magistrate in the Magistracy.
She served as a Magistrate across all Magisterial Districts, presiding over matters in the Criminal, Family and Petty Civil Courts. During her tenure there, she introduced innovative processes to enhance the administration and delivery of justice, including the development of a case-flow management system for the Firearms Court.
As a Puisne Judge, Justice Quinlan-Williams presided in the civil division where she delivered several landmark decisions.Justice Quinlan-Williams holds an Executive Master of Business Administration with Distinction from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business. Her research focused on the implementation of effective case management in the Magistrate’s Court.
The Honourable Mme Justice Margaret Mohammed: The Honourable Mme Justice Margaret Mohammed was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago in 2014, bringing with her extensive experience in legal practice and judicial administration.
Justice Mohammed is a graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. She subsequently received her Legal Education Certificate from Hugh Wooding Law School in 1995 and was admitted to the Bar in October of that year.
She began her legal career as an Associate Attorney at Alexander, Jeremie & Company, where she practised for two years before taking up the position of Legal Adviser to the Public Utilities Commission.
Her career in the Judiciary began in 2001, during which she served in several capacities, including Assistant Registrar, Acting Deputy Registrar and Acting High Court Master.
In 2012, she was appointed a Judge of the High Court of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, where she served in Grenada. During her tenure, she contributed to committees established to address the backlog of civil cases.
Justice Mohammed has also pursued specialised professional development in several areas, including Caribbean criminal asset recovery, complex fraud trial management and international commercial arbitration.
Her career reflects extensive experience across legal practice, judicial administration and the adjudication of matters within the Caribbean judicial system.