THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), on Tuesday, at its statutory meeting, appointed Attorney-at-Law, Kurt Anthony Da Silva as the election’s body Legal Officer.

According to GECOM, Da Silva holds a Master of Laws Degree in Public Law from the University of the West Indies. Shortly after being called to the Bar in Guyana in 2017, he served the Chief Justice (ag) and other judges of the High Court as a Judicial Research Assistant.

He then moved onto the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in 2019 where he currently serves the President and judges at the CCJ as a Judicial Counsel.

In this regard, GECOM noted that based on his experience in both the Caribbean Court of Justice and Guyana’s High Court of researching legal issues, analysing submissions in cases from Attorneys-at-Law, writing legal opinions for judges and his knowledge of the new rules of procedure and the electoral laws, the Commission appointed Da Silva as its Legal Officer.