Guyana's Justice Arif Bulkan has been appointed to serve as a judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) announced on August 18.

He will replace Justice Winston Anderson, who was elevated to the presidency of the court in July. Bulkan is expected to be sworn in October 2025.

The RJLSC said Bulkan was selected from 26 applicants across 14 countries after a competitive process that shortlisted five candidates – three men and two women – for interviews. Applications were received from Australia, Barbados, Canada, Cameroon, Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.