Claire Hepburn
Claire Hepburn | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs | |
| In office 2007 – 7 July 2008 | |
| Member of the Bahamian Senate | |
| In office 4 May 2007 – 7 July 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| Political party | Free National Movement |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies University of Miami |
Claire Hepburn is a Bahamian judge.
Biography
[edit]Hepburn was born in Nassau.[1]
She was educated at the Government High School, Nassau and graduated from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica and the University of Miami, USA.[1] On 27 September 1985, Hepburn was admitted as Counsel and Attorney of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas.[1]
Following the 2007 Bahamian general election, Hepburn was appointed to the Bahamian Senate and was made justice minister.[2]
In 2008, she was appointed as a Supreme Court Justice.[3] In 2020, she received an honour from Governor General Sir Cornelius A. Smith.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Claire Hepburn is an Anglican.[6] She is married to Livingston Hepburn and they are parents of two children, a son Ian Andre Hepburn and a daughter Tara Xavier Hepburn. A law student, she died at the age of 30.[7]
In her daughters memory, she is a director of The Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation and one of the co-ordinators of the T.A.R.A. Project.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mrs Claire Hepburn appointed Justice of the Supreme Court | Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas | Bahamas Local News - Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas". www.bahamaslocal.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Choices in the judiciary". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Public Service". Graham Thompson Attorneys. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ Adminisrator (2020-11-19). "2020 National Honours Remarks from Prime Minister - 19 November 2020". Office of the Prime Minister. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Ten Bahamians awarded National Honours". Eye Witness News. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Mrs Claire Hepburn appointed Justice of the Supreme Court | Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas | Bahamas Local News - Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas". www.bahamaslocal.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Four students benefit from Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation | Bahamas Local News". www.bahamaslocal.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Foundation proud as three more Tara Scholars graduate". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
See also
[edit]- Living people
- People from Nassau, Bahamas
- Bahamian women lawyers
- University of the West Indies alumni
- University of Miami alumni
- Free National Movement politicians
- 21st-century Bahamian women politicians
- Members of the Senate of the Bahamas
- Bahamian judges
- Women government ministers of the Bahamas
- Government ministers of the Bahamas
- 21st-century Bahamian politicians