Emma Garo
Emma Garo (also known as Emma Garo Ma’aramo) is a lawyer and currently Chief Magistrate in the Solomon Islands.[1][2] She was one of the first qualified women lawyers in the country.[3]
Garo worked as a senior defense legal officer for the Public Solicitors Office in the Solomon Islands before being appointed a principal magistrate in 2007.[3]
In 2014 Garo was appointed a resident magistrate in the island state of Nauru.[4] When her contract was not renewed in 2017, there was some suspicion that this was due to government interference as Garo had sentenced a number of anti-government demonstrators during her tenure.[5]
Garo has also served as a magistrate and Deputy Chief Magistrate in the Honiara Central Magistrates’ Court. In 2017 she was sworn in as the Chief Magistrate, becoming the first female Chief Magistrate in Solomon Islands.[2]
References
- ^ "FIRST FEMALE MAGISTRATE A SOLOMONS ROLE MODEL | Pacific Islands Report". www.pireport.org. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ a b "Emma Garo, Solomon Islands First Female Chief Magistrate – EMTV Online". www.emtv.com.pg. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ a b "Appointment of New Chief Magistrate - Solomon Times Online". Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Nauru appoints woman supreme court judge". Radio New Zealand. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Nauru magistrate departs after contract non renewed". Radio New Zealand. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2018-03-09.