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Oct 11, 2012 News
Thirty –one-year-old Dexter Mark Godfrey Todd, a former member of the Guyana Police Force, was on Tuesday admitted to the Guyana Bar after his petition was presented by Attorney-at-law Joseph Harmon.
Todd was warmly welcomed to the Bar by Justice Brassington Reynolds who expressed satisfaction and approval of the petitioner’s qualifications and experience.
In presenting Todd to the court, Harmon said that he was privileged to have the honour of presenting the former cop whose career had mirrored his own.
Harmon said that Todd started his early education at the Shirley Field Nursery School and then went on to the Vreed-en-Hoop Primary. The West Demerara Secondary School was next after Todd had completed the Common Entrance Examination.
Todd then attended the St John College and obtained six passes at the Caribbean Examinations Council exams, later attaining three passes in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations. Before receiving a diploma in leadership studies from the American University of Peace studies in 2006, Todd was awarded a customer care certificate from the Cambridge University in 2004.
Todd went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations in 2006 and later returned to the University of Guyana where he was awarded his Bachelor’s of Law (LLB). In 2010, Todd attended the Hugh Wooding law school where he was awarded his Legal Education Certificate.
The new addition to the Bar worked as an immigration officer from 2004 to 2006. He was a cadet officer in the Guyana Police Force from 2006 to 2008 and was the personal assistant to the Commissioner of Police from 2007 to 2008.
Todd was also the area manager for the COPS Guyana Limited, Chairman for the National Crime Prevention Committee GYDA and Director of Parliamentary Affairs National Youth Parliament.
He was showcased as an excellent debater. He had represented the Guyana University and the various foreign schools he attended and went on to win numerous awards for organizing the best debating teams; National Youth Parliament, Best knowledge of subject; National Youth Parliament, Best speaker; St. John debate and again best speaker, this time for the Horace Mitchell Debating Competition; Guyana Police Force. Todd was also the best graduating student at the Felix Austin Police College; Course 248.
Tuesday’s addition to the Bar came at a bitter-sweet moment for Todd who expressed regret that his mentor, the later Gregory Gaskin, was unable to attend his special event. It was revealed that Todd had been attached to Gaskin’s office for some time and was being tutored by the late attorney.
Attorney-at-law Trenton Lake however welcomed Todd to the field and highlighted the many qualities that the new lawyer would be bringing to the profession.
Todd expressed heartfelt gratitude to his friends and family and assured that he was going to serve his country to the best of his ability.
He said that he was not viewing his service just as a job or a career but his passion, love and dedication for the field would showcase a faithful relationship.
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