Zaila McCalla is one of six children of Herbert and Beryl Morris.
15 Facts About Zaila McCalla
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Zaila McCalla was educated at Chantilly All-Age School in Westmoreland, and at Montego Bay High School, an all-girls secondary school in Montego Bay.
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Zaila McCalla studied law at the University of the West Indies, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
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Zaila McCalla then attended Norman Manley Law School, where she completed a Legal Education Certificate.
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Zaila McCalla was called to the bar on 27 September 1976.
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Zaila McCalla served as a Deputy Clerk of Court from October 1976 to November 1977, and as a Clerk of Court from November 1977 to July 1980.
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Zaila McCalla was promoted to Senior Resident Magistrate in 1996.
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On 7 July 1997, Zaila McCalla was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court.
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Zaila McCalla stood down from that appointment on 10 April 2006, when she was appointed a Judge of Appeal.
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On 27 June 2007, Zaila McCalla was appointed the Chief Justice of Jamaica.
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Zaila McCalla is the first woman to hold that appointment.
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Zaila McCalla was first married to Adolph Holness but their marriage was later dissolved.
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Zaila McCalla has three children; two sons and one daughter.
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Zaila McCalla is an Anglican and attends the Church of St Margaret, Liguanea, an Anglo-Catholic parish.
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In 2007, Zaila McCalla was awarded the Order of Jamaica, and is therefore styled The Honourable.