8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁she ▁acted ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Pro sec utions ▁( DP P ). ▁She ▁pro sec uted ▁ind ict able ▁cases ▁( fel on ies ) ▁at ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁and ▁appeared ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁in ▁criminal ▁matters ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al . ▁Ad vised ▁the ▁Police ▁and ▁other ▁government ▁depart ments ▁on ▁criminal ▁matters . ▁L ect ured ▁to ▁the ▁police , ▁state ▁and ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁Rot ary ▁Club s . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Cour se ▁Director ▁and ▁Senior ▁L ect urer ▁at ▁Hugh ▁Wood ing ▁Law ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁She ▁taught ▁and ▁did ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁courses ▁of ▁C riminal ▁Pract ice ▁& ▁Pro cedure , ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁Ev idence ▁for ▁ten ▁Car ib bean ▁juris dict ions ▁& ▁Leg al ▁D raft ing . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁first ▁appointed ▁to ▁Parliament ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁an ▁Independent ▁Senator ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Republican ▁Parliament . ▁She ▁was ▁again ▁appointed ▁an ▁Independent ▁Senator ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁Parliament s ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁She ▁was ▁not ▁re - app oint ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁she ▁was ▁made ▁Senior ▁Coun sel ▁(" to