Antigua and Barbuda High Court

High Court of Justice in Antigua and Barbuda
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17°7′13″N 61°50′7″W / 17.12028°N 61.83528°W / 17.12028; -61.83528
Established27 February 1967
JurisdictionAntigua and Barbuda
LocationParliament Drive, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Coordinates17°7′13″N 61°50′7″W / 17.12028°N 61.83528°W / 17.12028; -61.83528
Appeals fromMagistrates' courts

Certain justices of the High Court of Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) are assigned to hear cases from Antigua and Barbuda. Officially, the division of this court in Antigua and Barbuda is called the High Court of Justice in Antigua and Barbuda, however, the Antigua and Barbuda High Court (ABHC) is an acceptable and more common term.

The ABHC was constituted in its present form in the Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order of 1981. It is regulated under chapter IX, that grants the court the ability to hear cases relating to constitutional law, as well as the ability to hear appeals from the magistrates' courts. In chapter IX, decisions of the ABHC may be appealed to the Court of Appeal in the ECSC.

Front view of the court building in July 2024

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