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The special ceremony will take place this Tuesday at the Noumea court in New Caledonia. Océane Trolue-Uhila is sworn in at the Court of Appeal. The daughter of Fote Trolue, the first magistrate of Kanak who died last April, she became a judge when her father was forty.
This Tuesday morning, the atmosphere at the Noumea court was solemn. Océane Trolue-Uhila took her oath before the Court of Appeal. As a magistrate, she promised to respect the confidentiality of deliberations and to perform her duties with loyalty, impartiality and independence. Paying tribute to her father, Ford Trolue-Uhila, the first Kanak magistrate, Died on April 29. “I thought a lot about my dad today.”she confided.
I will continue to work towards giving greater consideration to customary law and customary citizenship.
Océane Trolue-Uhila, ad hoc judge
His mother, Roland, shared the same strong sentiment. “You know, forty years ago I came here to see my husband, Ford Trulew, installed as magistrate. Today we are back for our daughters. It is indeed a great satisfaction and at the same time a great joy to see the children of the nation involved in the administration of justice.”
Currently, in New Caledonia, the observation is clear: there are very few Kanak magistrates in the judiciary. “It’s a shame to wait so many years” Gilles Ukeiwë, principal of Lapérouse High School in Noumea, reacted as a family member. “But I believe this is a normal process in terms of the development of our country.”
Prior to being sworn in, Océane Trolue had an atypical career path that included fourteen years of professional experience. She holds two Masters degrees in Common Law and Notarial Law, and has worked as a legal adviser in the Nord Department, Secretary General of the Ouégoa Town Hall, Secretary General of the Customary Senate, and as a volunteer for the Kanak Legal Cases Association.
From now on, Océane Trolue will serve as a temporary judge at the Nouméa court. After five years, she will be able to apply for a permanent position.
Report by Natacha Lassauce-Cognard and Mourad Bouretima
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