How Did Herbert Volney Die? Former Justice Minister Cause of Death Explained
Herbert Volney, a former High Court judge, and former Justice Minister passed away this morning.
What Happened to Herbert Volney?
Herbert Volney, a former high court judge and Justice Minister of the Peoples Partnership administration, has passed away.
He went away this morning at 7:45. Age-wise, he was 69.
Volney had heart trouble and underwent heart surgery in 2010, however his cause of death is now unknown.
Volney, a native of Dominica, established his political organization named “We The People” in 2017.
Herbert Volney Cause of Death
According to information from reliable online reports, Mr. Volney suffered a heart attack and passed away today.
Dr. Roodal Moonilal, a former cabinet member who learned of the development via Mr. Volney’s wife, has provided confirmation.
Dr. Devant Maharaj, a different former coworker of Mr. Volney’s, described him as, “a colorful figure in Cabinet as he was in Trinidad and Tobago’s judiciary.
Always witty, he frequently portrayed himself as the protector of Catholic principles in Cabinet and as the voice of people of mixed ethnicity because he was equally proud of his Dominican ancestry.
Who was Herbert Volney?
Former member of the United National Congress (UNC) party, Herbert Volney is a politician from Trinidad & Tobago. Mr. Volney held the positions of Minister of Justice and Representative for St. Joseph/Maracas in Trinidad and Tobago.
Herbert Volney’s Career
After earning his Bachelor of Laws in 1976, Mr. Volney was accepted into the Hugh Wooding Law School and was admitted as a barrister to the Trinidad and Tobago Bar in 1978.
He was hired by Selwyn Richardson, the attorney general at the time, to work in the director of public prosecutions’ office in 1979, where he spent the next ten years. He left his position as the Public Prosecutions Assistant Director. Also, he was chosen as a Supreme Court justice in 1994 after being sought out by Chief Justice Clinton Bernard.
Volney had presided over more than 400 higher-level trials by the time he decided to retire in order to run for the St. Joseph constituency in the General Elections of 2010, and he had spent a significant amount of time working in the Criminal Assizes in Port of Spain, San Fernando, and Scarborough.
At the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Mr. Volney served as the Head Boy of his alma mater, St. Mary’s Academy, and as President of the Guild of Undergraduates.
As a Judge in Tobago’s Supreme Court
In Trinidad and Tobago’s Supreme Court from 1994 until 2010, Volney served as a judge. In Kamla Persad-administration, Bissessar’s Volney, a member of parliament, was appointed Justice Minister.
As Minister of Justice, Volney met with Venezuelan Ambassador Maria Eugenia Marcano Casado to begin conversations about future collaboration on criminal justice topics such as offender management, penitentiary reform, and others. Sir Edward Garnier, who left politics following the 2017 British General Election, was another person he met.
When he served as justice minister, he generated some controversy by making poor remarks and by suggesting that inmates be allowed to have romantic visits at a time when the public was pushing for harsher punishment for convicts. One of eleven ministers ousted by the previous administration in September 2012—including his replacement in the Ministry of Justice, Christlyn Moore—before the ruling party lost the September 2015 general elections.
However, British Queen’s Counsel Edward Fitzgerald argued during a hearing in the High Court in January 2013 that Volney did not deceive his Cabinet colleagues. At the time, Persad-Bissessar had criticized him for allegedly misleading the Cabinet regarding the early proclamation of Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable Offenses) Act. In May 2013, he joined Persad-Bissessar at a visible UNC function.