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Mark Pettingill
PoliticianOrganisation: Constituency 28, Warwick West, Shadow Minister for Justice and Attorney General
Date Posted: Friday, January 04, 2008
Political, UBP
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A former prosecutor, Mark is one of Bermuda’s leading defence attorneys.
Raised by his mother and grandmother on Ord Rd, Mark attended Gilbert Institute and then Warwick Academy where he was named Head Boy in his final year. After earning his degree in Education, he taught at Sandys Secondary School before returning to England for his law degree.
Mark served as a Crown Counsel in the Attorney General’s Chambers in 1991 and is a former member of the Legal Aid Committee. He received a judicial appointment in 2003 and sat as an acting Magistrate for three years. He is currently a partner at law firm Wakefield Quin.
In 1999, he got his first taste of frontline politics when he was appointed a United Bermuda Party Senator.
Mark enjoys sports, particularly karate, in which he has a Black Belt, and hockey, in which he has taken the field for Bermuda. He has two children, Zach and Sophie.