Warning that the Caribbean Community’s confidence in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is at risk, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Parliamentary Lead, Dr. Terrence Campbell is calling for the resignation of the President of the CCJ, Justice Winston Anderson, amid widespread allegations of judicial interference.

In an explosive report published in the Sunday Express, Justice Anderson, who was sworn-in as the fourth President of the CCJ in July 2025, was accused of poor management of the Court, with at least two Justices of the Court alleging that there have been attempts to influence the decisions of the Court.

In a statement, MP Campbell said amid the mountain of allegations, Justice Anderson should step down, particularly at a time when the region’s confidence in the CCJ remains fragile.

“The restoration of confidence in the CCJ must begin with accountability at the highest level. Justice Winston Anderson should resign,” he said.

MP Campbell said the reports regarding the conduct and leadership of the President of the CCJ raise questions that cannot simply be dismissed as an internal disagreement within the Court.

He said the allegations come just months after Justice Anderson had engaged then Leader of the Opposition in Guyana, Aubrey Norton on the substantive appointment of a Chancellor and Chief Justice, at a time when the position of Justice Yonette Cummings was under intense controversy.

Noting that the subsequent decision by Justice Cummings-Edwards to take pre-retirement leave intensified concerns about what really happened, the APNU MP said Sunday’s report about apparent judicial interference within CCJ has dealt another significant blow to the credibility of the Caribbean Court.

The recent Guyanese case involving the current Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed and the Government of Guyana is among cases cited in the report, in which there were reported attempts at influencing the outcome of the case.

“A final court must be scrupulously independent of governments, political parties and political personalities. The President of such a court must also avoid conduct that creates even the reasonable perception that he is acting as an intermediary in political or executive efforts concerning the judiciary of a member state. The issue is therefore not whether every allegation against Justice Anderson has been proven. The issue is whether the accumulation of these allegations and reported internal divisions has damaged the confidence that must exist in the leadership of the CCJ. That question becomes even more serious when Justice Anderson is simultaneously calling upon the remaining CARICOM countries to join the CCJ’s appellate jurisdiction. The Court cannot credibly persuade countries to entrust their final judicial appeals to the CCJ while questions persist about the independence of its leadership and while reports of serious divisions within the institution remain unresolved,” MP Campbell said.

He said the Caribbean deserves a final court whose judges are free from political influence and whose President commands the confidence of his fellow judges, the legal profession, governments and the people of the region.

“Justice Anderson should therefore resign as President of the Caribbean Court of Justice. His resignation would not be an admission of guilt. It would be an act of institutional responsibility. It would create the space for the CCJ to address the concerns that have emerged, restore confidence in its leadership, reaffirm the principle of judicial independence and demonstrate that the integrity of the institution must always take precedence over the tenure of any individual office-holder. The CCJ is bigger than any one judge,” the APNU Parliamentary Lead said.

Campbell said if the Court is to become the final court of appeal for more Caribbean nations, it must first demonstrate beyond question that its own leadership is independent, impartial, collegial and worthy of the confidence that such an institution demands.

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