Ena Collymore-Woodstock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ena Collymore-Woodstock

Jamaican solicitor and magistrate

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: Spanish Town, Jamaica

Profession: solicitor, magistrate

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ena Collymore-Woodstock, OD, MBE (born 10 September 1917) was a Jamaican barrister and magistrate who throughout her career broke many barriers for women.
After being orphaned, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service and trained as a radar operator, serving in Belgium and Britain.
When the war ended, she earned a law degree and returned to Jamaica to become the first woman Court Clerk, Crown Solicitor, and Resident Magistrate.
When the Juvenile Courts were established in the country, she served as its chair from 1964 to 1967 and then as a Senior Resident Magistrate until her retirement in 1977.
Post-retirement, she served as magistrate for the Turks and Caicos and Anguilla.
For her contributions to the development of Jamaica, she was honored as a member of the Order of the British Empire and Jamaica's Order of Distinction.