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Herbert Volney is a politician from Trinidad and Tobago, formerly of the United National Congress party. Mr. Volney served as Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St. Joseph/Maracas, Trinidad and Tobago
About Mr Herbert Volney
After graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Law degree, Mr. Volney was admitted to the Hugh Wooding Law School and was called to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago as a barrister in 1978. In 1979, Mr Volney was recruited by then Attorney General Selwyn Richardson to work in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions where he served for ten years. He retired as Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions. In 1994 he was recruited by Chief Justice Clinton Bernard and appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. By the time of his retirement to stand for the constituency of St Joseph in the General Elections of 2010, he had presided in over 400 trials at the higher level and had worked extensively in the Port of Spain, San Fernando and Scarborough sittings of the Criminal Assizes. Mr. Volney was the Head boy of his alma mater St Mary’s Academy and President of the Guild of Undergraduates at Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies
Dominica-born Volney launched his own political party in 2017, called “We The People”.
On behalf of Emonews , condolences to the family of Mr. Herbert Volney
Herbert Volney is a politician from Trinidad and Tobago, formerly of the United National Congress party. Mr. Volney served as Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St. Joseph/Maracas, Trinidad and Tobago
About Mr Herbert Volney
After graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Law degree, Mr. Volney was admitted to the Hugh Wooding Law School and was called to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago as a barrister in 1978. In 1979, Mr Volney was recruited by then Attorney General Selwyn Richardson to work in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions where he served for ten years. He retired as Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions. In 1994 he was recruited by Chief Justice Clinton Bernard and appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. By the time of his retirement to stand for the constituency of St Joseph in the General Elections of 2010, he had presided in over 400 trials at the higher level and had worked extensively in the Port of Spain, San Fernando and Scarborough sittings of the Criminal Assizes. Mr. Volney was the Head boy of his alma mater St Mary’s Academy and President of the Guild of Undergraduates at Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies
Dominica-born Volney launched his own political party in 2017, called “We The People”.
On behalf of Emonews , condolences to the family of Mr. Herbert Volney
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