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Early life [ edit ]
Michelle Agnes Arana was born in 1969 in Belize City . She completed a bachelor's degree in English at Ball State University , then went on to study at the Norman Manley Law School of the University of the West Indies , finishing in 1994.[1] Commercial Law from Birmingham University in 2004, and was named the University of Birmingham 's Alumna of the Year in 2006.[2] [3]
In 2006 Michelle Arana was appointed to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of Belize . She was the Court's first female Justice. Before her appointment as a Justice, Arana was Registrar General and Registrar of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of Belize . In 1998 she was appointed to serve on Belize's National Women’s Commission.[2] [3] [1]
After Kenneth Benjamin retired as Chief Justice of Belize in March 2020, Arana was named acting Chief Justice.[4] [5] Louise Blenman was sworn in as the new Chief Justice on 2 September 2022, then transferred to the Court of Appeal.[6]
Arana was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the field of law and public service.[7]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Alumna profile: Justice Michelle Arana" . Birmingham.acuk. Retrieved 23 December 2014 .
^ Parks, Rowland A. (21 March 2020). "Supreme Court Justice Michelle Arana will act as Chief Justice" . Amandala . Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ "Governor General swears in Acting Chief Justice Michelle Arana and Ombudsman Lionel Arzu" . The San Pedro Sun . Retrieved 2022-06-02 .
^ Gentle, Khaila (2022-09-03). "New Chief Justice, Louise Blenman, sworn in" . Amandala Newspaper . Retrieved 2022-09-13 .
^ "No. 63574" . The London Gazette
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