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CE COLLYMORE WOODSTOCKica’sfir si woman sident magistrate^Woodstock M. in . Spa auk •laugherown,Aogustm CoIlyUor*; station mast andn«er statio 0'SpanishTown wife Madeline i^ttendedr.Primary ! while and t acholarahip to Jigh Scbl. tproceeded! toilCo^ EalJcaren* Ip tbej law Ugun the toy early, dap im oy.ee in Spa Her early unb t. reallji to become ibut she amagai pound: of1whkjiwas promoted to Clerk of •he Coun. Liter she was transferred to the Crown Solicitor's - another first in the Judiciary of Jamaica for a woman. Here she served for five yean and climaxed her career in this capacity as Deputy Crown Solicitor (1957.1858) another distinguished first.crowning giory of Mrs. Woodstock's careerMRS. ENA COLLYMORE WOODSTOCK •. .. «fc ®t Vorld (•War */*ra, Collyrriore*ss*iS?.sthe .nursing clerical Wofker!?T1 for more ion in|ihe joined; up Sen-operator *od fo *■ station ojit of Brussel, served ,a* a (Or about a the war end-she returned: to took op tempo-vfith the- \|?ar■ Jlh etherigMat Gray's tan.dem° Unttr lint hghtj on * Room ng teaal: She jnUbe .Wejt ;Uniod and former-To Th® BorSHE WAS llcd (0 Ibe BatJanuary *848 hut before , returning'jto .Jamaica she returned to the Army 1 *^thereafter aurtued a doane Judies 0 l^chblogT^lpc hq T reatiqtatffjuxemle-pr inquents.;of Shen. Observation of Juvenile d Courts in returned to the epd of astigned to Resident Magts-ail Deputy-ClerkJjlpkriafa notably in !. James shewith her fine female Resident Magfc trate in the Jamaica kail-dary in 1964.Between the years 1964-67 Mrs. Woodstock waj Chairman of the Juveniles Court, and thereafcer returned to the Criminal Division of the Kingston Resident Magis-trate Court. Maybe she is best known for her great work for the rehabilitation of youth in the Juveniles Court when in 1962. the Government of the ‘ day instituted this body. She was one of three women appointed to the Panel of Juvenile Court judges, and one of the three who did an observation tour of the United. . States of America to observe . their Juvenile systems, courts and institutions.She attended several Conferences of Jnvenile'Coun Judges in Seattle.f Washington, and Cleveland i Ohio, the knowledge gained from these observation and studies stodd her in good stead as the first Chairman of the Juveniles Court. .• Terror.ON AND OFF. Mrs. Colly, more Woodstock has been back and forth at Sutton Street RM Court Where die was said to be “a terror to ^ detiiKjubni fathers*/Mrs. Collymore Woodstock enjoys a splendid record in . her unselfish public services on several Government Committees and Boards, notably amongst which are THE • JUVENILES ADVISORY COUNCIL of which she is Vice Chairmasv: Member of the Island Probation Committee: Chairman the Nursing Council of Jamaica: First womai) to enter the Jamaica CSvil Sendee Association Council. First to be Appointed 3rd Vice President.To the Girl, Guide Movement, her contribution has been monumental over the past 40 years. She served os C*ef Commissioner from . 1964-74. during which period she has representedlarworld Con . Finland the latter a substitute Worid Com a life member of the Jamaica Association of Girl Guides aiui holder of the 'Save, Fmh Award -the highest honour one can attain in. dus| international patriot-emphasis on Com-She is also theisoJder of the SILVER BEE decoration — 'Jamaica's highest Guiding Award, and finds time to serve her alma mater, St. Hugh's, as Assistant Guide Mistress, giyinj help alto to the Rangers.She is a Charter Member and past president of the Sorop-tiaist Club ofjjamaka, and has been very active on their dvie committee; She is alto of the Board ofGovernors ol High School; man the He of theSt. Hugh'sosiag Com-qiviJ ServicePloi««fIT IS WORTH of note that Mrs Collymore Woodwork was one of the early pioneers of a literacy ctmtre under' the auapicies of theGirl Guide movement which operated from their Headquarters in -1967. Their objectives were more basic schools, summer project*, which found realisation in the building of basic schools in areas such as the parish, of Hanovei and in Bclfield. Manchester, ihc renovation of an old school building In Kingston and Morani Bay in St. Thomas.Ena Joyce Collymore was married in 1951 to Horace Victor Woodstock, and they have three children la 1967. Mrs. Collymore Woodstock was Awarded the insignia of a member of the Order of the British Empire For Public Services. _She is at proem the Senior .Resident Magistrate lor St. Andrew. ,VIVIAN DURHAM
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Kingston Gleaner
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Fri, Jun 27, 1975
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