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THE Assembly of Southern Lawyers has congratulated Ronnie Boodoosingh on his appointment as Chief Justice.

The assembly praised his "distinguished legal career," which began with his admission to practice in 1992 and served as an advocate at JD Sellier & Company.

He later served as a prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In September 2007, he was appointed to the High Court bench and was promoted to the Court of Appeal in September 2020.