Belize Mourns Passing of Retired Jamaican Judge Justice Cecil Dennis Morrison

The Government of Belize has expressed its condolences following the passing of retired Jamaican judge Justice Cecil Dennis Morrison. Justice Morrison died on Saturday, February 3 at the age of 73. He had served as a justice in Belize’s Court of Appeal from 2004 to 2015. In light of his passing, Attorney General Anthony Sylvester said quote “Justice Morrison was the quintessential judge and advocate, beloved by a legion of law students across the Commonwealth Caribbean as well as by young judges who hailed him as a role model. He humanized whichever court he happened to sit on. The region has lost a legal giant,” end of quote. Morrison was called to the Bar in Jamaica in 1975 and served in various capacities within the legal field and lectured at the Norman Manley Law School from 1998 to 2004.