Jeremy Enriquez Files Complaint Against Justice Hondora

Jeremy Enriquez is back in the spotlight, and tonight he’s taking aim at the High Court Judge who presided over his constitutional claim to halt the March twelfth general election. Enriquez accuses Justice Towanda Hondora of misconduct and judicial misbehavior during the proceedings. He has written to the Chairperson of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, demanding an investigation into Justice Hondora. Enriquez claims that during a lunch break, Justice Hondora’s microphone was left on, and he was overheard saying he had already decided to dismiss the case. Whether Chief Justice Blenman will address the matter remains to be seen. News Five’s Paul Lopez reports.

 

Paul Lopez, Reporting

Jeremy Enriquez and his attorney, Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan, failed to secure an injunction from the High Court to halt the March 12th general election until a redistricting exercise was completed. Consequently, the election proceeded, and its results have been widely publicized. Seven weeks later, Enriquez is back in the news, filing a complaint with Chief Justice Louise Blenman against Justice Tawanda Hondora, who presided over the case.

 

Enriquez has written to Chief Justice Blenman, in her capacity as Chair of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, alleging judicial misbehavior, misconduct, and corruption. He claims that during the hearing, Justice Hondora displayed hostility and unprofessional behavior towards him and his attorney. Enriquez requested a copy of the recording from the hybrid hearing and detailed an exchange between Ramlogan and Justice Hondora. Ramlogan, appearing virtually, informed Justice Hondora that his microphone was left on during the break, and he was overheard saying he had already decided to dismiss the application. Ramlogan stated that while he stepped away to grab breakfast, his law partner and associates in Trinidad heard the remarks. Justice Hondora flatly denied the allegation, stating, “whatever information you have been told is patently incorrect.” Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay, representing the Attorney General, called the allegations disgraceful, outrageous, and a direct accusation of judicial misconduct. Courtenay later shared his thoughts with News Five.

 

Eamon Courtenay, Attorney-At-Law (File: Feb, 18^th 2025)

“I believe, in my many years of practice, I have never seen a practitioner behave so disrespectfully, disgracefully and so inconsistent with the traditions of the bar.  It was a most regrettable and I cannot believe that a Senior Counsel believes that he can come from Trinidad & Tobago and behave that way in our courts.  And so, I am going to see what happens as a result of the orders that the judge has made against him.”

 

Enriquez has provided Chief Justice Blenman with an unofficial lunch break audio recording in which a male person, purported to be Justice Hondora, is heard having a conversation with another individual, about the case. Enriquez has requested that the matter be investigated urgently to determine the appropriate disciplinary action that must be taken. Reporting for News Five, I am Paul Lopez.