Kenneth Smith

Kenneth George Smith, OJ, was a Jamaican judge. He was Chief Justice of Jamaica from 1973 to 1984. Smith was educated at Cornwall College, Jamaica and at Lincoln's Inn (London). On his return, he re-entered the Government Service as Acting Resident Magistrate for 6 months in 1956. Smith was appointed a Crown Counsel in the Attorney General's Chambers, where he served from 1956 to 1962. In 1962 he was promoted to the post of Assistant Attorney General, serving until 1965. In 1965, he was named a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court, and in 1970 was elevated to a seat on the Court of Appeal until his appointment as Chief Justice in 1973. Smith was appointed as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal, Bahamas in 1983, serving in that post until his retirement in 1993.

Personal life Smith was married to Hyacinth Whitfield Connell on 4 July 1942. The couple had 2 daughters, Fay Olwen Smith and Hilma Enize Smith. He was a member of the Privy Council of Jamaica, which also confers the right to the prenominal style "The Honourable".