CHIEF Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh has vowed to work closely with “those who control public funds” to ensure the long-awaited reopening of the San Fernando Supreme Court building. He said the Judiciary is committed to restoring timely, accessible justice to the southern region.

After five years of uncertainty, the CJ made a firm commitment on November 15, as he was honoured by his former peers at the Assembly of Southern Lawyers (ASL) at its annual Christmas dinner at the Pointe-a-Pierre Staff Club.

Boodoosingh said his connection to the shuttered San Fernando courthouse is deeply personal as it was within its walls, his first exposure to the legal profession took place, where he watched seasoned attorneys including former president Anthony Carmona, former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj – who was in the audience – and others argue constitutional and criminal matters on creaking wooden flooring.