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STAFF IN CONFIDENCE
JAMES PATRICK TRAINOR
Mr. Trainor was born on 14 October 1914. He is married with three children.
He was educated at the Christian Brothers' School, Monaghan,
Republic of Ireland, and University College,/Dublin, where he
obtained a BA in Legal and Political Sciengé. He was called to the
Scie Bar in 1950.
From 1931-36 he was articled to D.H. Charles Esq., from 1937-50 was in private piactice as a Solicitor in the Irish Republic, and from 1950-54 was practising at the Irish Bar.
He was appointed to,
the Colonial Legal Service in 1954 and served as a Magistrate in Singapore until 1955. He was then transferred to Cyprus and was Justice of the Special Court until 1960. From 1960-62 he served as Judicial Commissioner, Western Pacific, and from 1962 to date has been Judge of the High Court, New Hebrides. For a time he was also ex-officio Judge of the Fiji Court of Appeal and Legal Adviser to the High Commissioner, Western Pacific.
Reports on Mr. Trainor's service describe him as a good, careful judge and a sound technical lawyer with a pleasant and couteous manner who is well liked by members of the public. His present position, however, is said to make only limited demands upon his energy and professional ability, and he is anxious to obtain a transfer to a/territory where he could expect to have a heavier workload,Two years ago there was an incident involving Mr Trainor and a prominent member of the local Bar which gave rise to some animosity between them and, although the fault did not lie with Mr. Trainor some embarrassment occured as a result. The 966 Nepent 1968 reports mention that there had been minor friction between the judge and the administration from time to time, but this may be to some extent due to the fact that in the New Hebrides [......the strictures of an unsatisfactory legal system are incompatible with the smooth advance of a practical administration."\(Sir Jocelyn Bodilly, Chief Justice. Sir Jocelyn dds that, in his opinion, no judge could expect to escare wholly unscathed in such a
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