2007
Marlene Malahoo Forte
Attorney General of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica
Marlene Malahoo Forte is Attorney General for the government of Jamaica. An advocate for fundamental reform of Jamaica's justice system and for improved conditions of service for judges and legal officers, as a judge, she brought an exceptional level of efficiency to the courts in which she presided. As a prosecutor, she was a powerful voice for the victims of crime, with an enviable win rate of over 98% in both trial and appellate courts.
Marlene was appointed to Jamaica's Parliament as a Government Senator on July 15, 2009 and simultaneously as State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; positions she held until January 2012. She was reappointed to the Senate in 2012, on the Opposition side.
The 2007 World Fellows
The 2007 Yale World Fellows include a top television news broadcaster in China, the Chief Operating Officer of the BBC’s New Media unit, members of parliament from Singapore and Ukraine, and one of Southeast Asia’s most critically acclaimed playwrights. “I am very pleased to introduce this extraordinary group of men and women to the Yale community,” said University President Richard Levin. “The World Fellows Program attracts outstanding talent, and Yale will benefit greatly from the Fellows’ presence on campus.” “The 2007 Yale World Fellows not only have remarkable records of leadership,” said Yale World Fellows Program Director Daniel C. Esty, the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale,...Read More
