Describing herself as a “methodical and organised” person, still harbouring a “thirst for legal knowledge” after 21 years of service as a magistrate, Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera gave a clear indication of her topmost priorities as newly promoted member of the superior courts.
In her first ceremonial sitting in the Criminal Court, Madam Justice Scerri Herrera addressed a packed courtroom in the presence of the President, the Justice Minister, the Chief Justice, fellow members of the judiciary, lawyers and close family.
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Her nomination had been shrouded in controversy as a judicial appointments committee had turned down her first nomination, only for it to reverse its decision once she was nominated a second time.
Warmly recollecting her childhood, the new judge described herself as a figlia di papà, recalling the late Mr Justice Joseph Herrera, her father and role model as far as justice was concerned.
She said she had always worked hard to ensure that she would cut down on any backlog of cases, pointing out that she had left “zero backlog” upon her elevation to judge.
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