1 9 7 9 . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ' s ▁Department , ▁Mag istr ate , ▁State ▁Pro sec utor , ▁Private ▁Pract ice ▁in ▁Just it ia ▁Om n ibus . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁Independent ▁Senator ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁' S en ior ▁Coun sel ' ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁she ▁opened ▁her ▁own ▁ch amb ers , ▁El ▁Dor ado ▁Ch amb ers . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁passing ▁the ▁bar ▁D ana ▁Se et ah al ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁State ▁Pro sec utor ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁She ▁pro sec uted ▁cases ▁in ▁the ▁magistr ates ’ ▁courts ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁She ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁Mag istr ate ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁but ▁preferred ▁pro sec uting . ▁As ▁a ▁magistr ate ▁she ▁tried ▁chief ly ▁criminal ▁cases ▁at ▁the ▁summary ▁level ▁and ▁pres ided ▁at ▁Ju ven ile ▁Court . ▁A cted ▁as ▁a ▁coron er ▁in ▁in quest s ▁and ▁conducted ▁pre lim inary ▁in qui ries ▁in ▁ind ict able ▁tri als . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁she ▁returned ▁as ▁a ▁Senior ▁State ▁Pro sec utor ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9