The Governor, Ms Rena Lalgie, has today announced the appointment of Mr Larry Mussenden as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda from 8 February 2024.
The Governor said, “I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Larry Mussenden as Bermuda’s next Chief Justice. Mr Mussenden is a highly regarded lawyer both within Bermuda and internationally. He has over 27 years of professional legal experience in public service and private practice, serving as Crown Counsel, Director of Public Prosecutions, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and most recently as a Puisne Judge. I am confident that his legal expertise and leadership experience will serve the Supreme Court well, helping to maintain the island’s standing as a legal jurisdiction of the highest order.”
The appointment was made by the Governor after consultation with the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition in accordance with Section 73(3) of the Constitution.
Mr Mussenden was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1995 and the Bermuda Bar in 1996. He was Crown Counsel from 1996 to 2001, then became a defence lawyer.
Mr Mussenden became Attorney General and Minister of Justice in 2004 under the then Progressive Labour Party Government after he was made Government Senate Leader the year before.
He was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions after working in private practice from 2007 to 2016 and later appointed as a Puisne Judge on 3 December 2020.
Mr Mussenden also served in the Royal Bermuda Regiment and retired as a Major and Second-in-Command.