Constitution of The BahamasIn briefCreates the Supreme Court, says who its Justices are, protects their posts from being abolished and makes it a superior court of record.
There shall be a Supreme Court for The Bahamas which shall have such jurisdiction and powers as may be conferred upon it by this Constitution or any other law.
There must be a Supreme Court for The Bahamas. It has the jurisdiction (legal authority to hear cases) and the powers given to it by this Constitution or by any other law.
The Justices of the Supreme Court shall be the Chief Justice and such number of other Justices as may be prescribed by Parliament.
The Justices (judges) of the Supreme Court are the Chief Justice and as many other Justices as Parliament decides.
No office of Justice of the Supreme Court shall be abolished while there is a substantive holder thereof.
The office of a Justice of the Supreme Court cannot be abolished while someone holds it on a permanent (substantive) basis.
The Supreme Court shall be a superior court of record and, save as otherwise provided by Parliament, shall have all the powers of such a court.
The Supreme Court is a superior court of record (a high-level court whose proceedings are formally recorded). Unless Parliament provides otherwise, it has all the powers of such a court.