JLSC drops probe against Ayers-Caesar

2026-02-03 - 02:19

The Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC) says it will take no further steps in relation to a complaint made against former chief magistrate and current High Court Judge Marcia Ayers-Caesar. The decision was announced yesterday in a brief press release issued by the Service Commissions Department. It said, “The Judicial and Legal Service Commission, after receiving legal advice and careful consideration, has decided to not pursue any further steps regarding Madam Justice Marcia Ayers-Caesar.” Guardian Media understands that the release was in relation to a complaint alleging that Ayers-Caesar misled the JLSC on pending cases she left unfinished when she sought to take a promotion in 2017. The complaint was reportedly left pending as Ayers-Caesar successfully pursued litigation over being pressured to resign by former JLSC chairman and chief justice Ivor Archie and then-members of the JLSC. In April 2017, Ayers-Caesar was appointed a High Court Judge. Two weeks later, she resigned from