Prominent Counsel and Attorney Mr. K. Neville Adderley was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court, with effect from October 1, 2007.

Mrs. Donna Newton, Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court, announced on Thursday, September 13, that Mr. Adderley’s appointment was made by His Excellency the Governor General on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

Mr. Adderley, a native of South Andros, was born on November 24, 1945.

He was called to the United Kingdom Bar ( Inner Temple) in November 1978 and to The Bahamas Bar in March 1979. He is also a member of the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar since May 1982.

A senior partner in Chancery Law Associates, Mr. Adderley received his early education at St. Augustine’s College, Nassau. He is also a graduate of St. John’s University, Minnesota (1967) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, and holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from London School of Economics.

He was also educated at the College of Law, Chancery Lane, London; Harvard Law School, Programme of Instructions for Lawyers; and the Central Law Training School.

Mr. Adderley, who recently served as Chairman of the Bahamas Development Bank, had a career in the public service that spanned 10 years. During that time he served as Deputy Director of Statistics, Director of Economic Planning, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Prime Minister’s Office), and Secretary of the Government Tenders Board.

Later, he served as Chairman of the Prices Commission, Chairman of Arbitration Tribunals and as a member of the Board of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas.

In 1987, he was appointed a member of then governing Progressive Liberal Party in the Senate and served for five years.

Mr. Adderley is married to the former Aramintha Gay and they are the parents of four adult children: Andre, Andrea Antoinette, Nadia Nicole and Trider.

He is a Roman Catholic and is fond of golf and tennis.