Evelina Elenora-Merquin Baptiste (Mme)
Of the Commonwealth of Dominica 🇩🇲 and Retired Director of Public Prosecutions/Barrister and Attorney-at Law has passed away.
Our sympathies to the family.
Professional background:
Qualification
1993 Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) University of the West Indies (UWI)
1995 Legal Education Certificate (LEC) Sir Hugh Wooding Law School.
1995 Admitted to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court,
Commonwealth of Dominica (October 1995)
1998 Masters of Law in International Maritime (LLM)
Distinction(UWI)International Maritime Law Institute of University of Malta
1989 Certificate in Public Administration, University of the West Indies
2020 Certificate in Strategic Planning and Management, University of the West Indies.
1979 Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography, University of the West Indies
Other Certification & Training
Certified in:
Negotiation, Mediation & Arbitration - Jamaica School of Dispute Resolution
Court Connected Mediation -Judicial Education Institute
Court Administration - National Centre for States Courts, South Carolina, USA
-Intellectual Property Law & Administration – World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Adjudication, Prosecution, Anti-Corruption Law
Employment/Service
1979-1991 Diagnostic Radiography, Princess Margaret Hospital
1995-1996 State Attorney, Chambers of the Attorney General and also served as Income Tax In-house Counsel
1996 – 2001 Registrar of the High Court
2001 - 2002 Chief Registrar (Ag), Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Secretary to the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.
2003 - 2006 Magistrate
2005-2016 Adjunct Lecturer, Dominica State College
2006 – 2013 Chief Magistrate
2013 – 2021 Director of Public Prosecutions
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