Mme. Justice Maureen Rajnauth-Lee was sworn in as Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Friday at a ceremony at the Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.Mme. Justice Rajnauth- Lee and Sir Dennis Byron,Toronto FC Jersey, president of the Caribbean Court of Justice after the swearing in.Mme. Justice Rajnauth- Lee was sworn in by Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona,Ashtone Morgan Toronto Jersey, who lauded her for her “selfless sacrifice” in dedicating herself to the service of the public. He commended her achievement as “the first woman citizen of Trinidad and Tobago” to be appointed to the CCJ bench.Mme. Justice Rajnauth-Lee is a former Justice of Appeal of the Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and of the Hugh Wooding Law School with a Legal Education Certificate.She was admitted to the practice of law in Trinidad and Tobago in 1980. Thereafter,Lazar Markovic Jersey, she served as State Counsel in the Solicitor General’s Department in Trinidad and Tobago. In 1985,Ezequiel Garay Argentina Jersey, she embarked on a career in private practice.She was elected to the Council of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago and served for many years as a member and then Vice-Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Association. She was appointed a member of the Advisory Committee to the Rules Committee which was established to report on the introduction to the Civil Proceedings Rules in Trinidad and Tobago.With effect from September 1,Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Barcelona Jersey, 2001,Quincy Promes Jersey, Mme. Justice Rajnauth-Lee was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago.