Magistrate Jessica Palo

Appointed as a Magistrate of the Magistrates Court in Port Vila since November 2016.

 Date of birth:

16 May 1985

Country/Island of origin:

Vanuatu, Santo Island

Education:

  • 2003: Diplôme d’Accès aux Etudes Universitaires (DAEU), Lycée Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Port Vila
  • 2006: Diplôme Multidroit de Common Law des Affaires (online), Université Jean Jean Moulin, Lyon 3
  • 2008: LLB Degree, Emalus Campus, Port Vila
  • 2010: Professional Diploma in Legal Practice (PDLP), Laucala Campus, Suva.

Career Highlights:

  • Jul – Dec 2008: Student trainee, Ronald K. Warsal & Co.
  • Feb – May 2009: student trainee, Pacific Lawyers
  • Aug – Dec 2009: Legal officer, Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF)
  • Apr – May 2010: PDLP Attachment, Munro Leys, Suva
  • 2011 – 2013: Legal Officer, Public Solicitor’s Office
  • 2014 – 2015: Legal Officer, Office of the Telecommunications and Radiocommunication Regulators (TRR)
  • 2015:  Admitted to the Bar as Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu
  • Nov – Dec 2014: Attachment, Office of the Regulator, Samoa
  • 2015: Tutor in Common Law, Licence AES, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
  • Feb – Oct 2016: Associate, Ronald K. Warsal & Co.