Background
Gonsalves-Sabola, Joaquim Claudino was born on October 2, 1929 in Leeds Village, Berbice, Guyana. Son of Augustus George and Mary Isabel (Henery) G.-S.
Gonsalves-Sabola, Joaquim Claudino was born on October 2, 1929 in Leeds Village, Berbice, Guyana. Son of Augustus George and Mary Isabel (Henery) G.-S.
Barrister-at-law, Gray's Inn, London, 1958.
Private practice law, Georgetown, Guyana, 1958-1961; crown counsel, Attorney General's Department, Georgetown, 1961-1965; solicitor general, Attorney General's Department, Georgetown, 1973-1981; senior crown counsel, Public Prosecution Department, Georgetown, 1965-1966; deputy director, Public Presecution Department, Georgetown, 1966-1970; judge, High Court Guyana, Georgetown, 1970-1973; judge, Court Appeal, Guyana, 1981-1984; judge, Supreme Court, Nassau, Bahamas, 1984-1989; chief justice, Supreme Court, Nassau, Bahamas, since 1990. Member Council Legal Education of the West Indies, 1973-1981.
Member Literature and Debating Club (leader Georgetown, 1949-1951).
Married Sheila Ifill, April 2, 1956. Children: Suzanne, Camille, Margaret.