Elizabeth Griffin

Elizabeth Constance Griffin (5 May 1945 – 10 June 2015) was Montserratian female barrister. She was the first-ever female barrister in the British Crown Colony of Montserrat. Background Griffin was born on the island of Antigua to Charles Griffin, M.D. and social worker Patricia Griffin. She later moved with her family to London, England, at the age of eight. Education and career She earned her law degree from Oxford University. During this time, she also passed her Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Following graduation, she returned to Montserrat to work for the Attorney General of Montserrat as a legal assistant as part of her pupillage before becoming a barrister. In 1969, she was called to the bar as Montserrat's first female barrister. In front of a court viewed mostly by women, Griffin stated that she would "endeavor to set the highest standards for any ladies who follow me."