Ena Collymore-Woodstock

Ena Collymore-Woodstock OD MBE (10 September 1917 – 2 December 2025) was a Jamaican barrister and magistrate who throughout her career broke many barriers for women. After being orphaned, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service and trained as a radar operator, becoming the first black woman to do so, serving in Belgium and Britain in World War II. When the war ended, she earned a law degree and returned to Jamaica to become the first woman Court Clerk, Crown Solicitor, and Resident Magistrate. When the Juvenile Courts were established in the country, she served as its chair from 1964 to 1967 and then as a Senior Resident Magistrate until her retirement in 1977. Post-retirement, she served as magistrate for the Turks and Caicos and Anguilla. For her contributions to the development of Jamaica, she was honoured as a member of the Order of the British Empire and Jamaica's Order of Distinction.