Nigel Pilgrim
Justice Nigel Pilgrim presided over the high-profile case of Ivan Ayuso, sentencing him to five years in prison and addressing severe issues of financial misconduct within the Belizean government.
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Justice Nigel Pilgrim emphasized that although no physical harm befell the child, the offense was extremely serious.
Michael Cowo facing 15 years to life for leaving toddler home alone gets 'second chance' with 3 years probation
Belize· 2025-11-23
Justice Nigel Pilgrim is presiding over the trial.
Dashay Williams trial for murder of 14-year-old nears end after one witness goes missing one changes testimony and another witness killedBelize· 2025-11-19
Justice Nigel Pilgrim presided over David Friessen's guilty plea.
Mennonite man who strangled Belizean with phone charger wire and dumped his body on the side of the road then went home to sleep pleads guilty to manslaughter instead of murderBelize· 2025-11-18
Justice Nigel Pilgrim presided over the case where Hamilton changed his plea to guilty.
Kareem Hamilton pleads guilty to trying to kidnap 5-year-old girl in 2024; reportedly took girl from her yard claiming it was his niece and refused to give her back to her momBelize· 2025-11-18
Justice Nigel Pilgrim is struggling to determine an appropriate punishment for Michael Cowo.
Judge ‘needs more time’ to decide as he struggles with ‘very difficult’ sentence for Michael Cowo, facing minimum 15 years to life for leaving son home aloneBelize· 2025-11-14
Justice Pilgrim noted that Gillett had participated in only one rehabilitation program during his two decades of incarceration.
Louis Gillett killed 70-year-old shop owner in 2005 but says life sentence in jail is 'too harsh'Belize· 2025-10-21
Justice Nigel Pilgrim handed down the sentence to Tyrique Swaso in the High Court.
Tyrique Swaso sentenced to 12 years for stabbing Emroy Tracey to death in 2022 on manslaughter chargeBelize· 2025-10-21
Justice Nigel Pilgrim handed down the sentencing for Jose Joel Mejia.
San Pedro musician singing 'Jailhouse Rock' for the next 16 years after conviction for raping 14-year-old girlBelize· 2025-10-18
Justice Nigel Pilgrim accepted Tyrique Swaso's plea of guilty to manslaughter.
Tyrique Swaso pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2022 stabbing death of Emroy TraceyBelize· 2025-10-17Justice Nigel Pilgrim accepted Cowo's guilty plea and deferred sentencing to November 13, 2025.
Father pleads guilty to child cruelty after heavy night of drinking; toddler found wandering street at 4:00 a.m. after being left home aloneBelize· 2025-10-15
Selgado was convicted in 2023 by Justice Nigel Pilgrim for allegedly plotting to have Marilyn Barnes killed.
Convicted attorney Oscar Selgado appeals 10-year sentence for abetment to murder; celebrates 56th birthday in jailBelize· 2025-10-15
The verdict was delivered by Justice Nigel Pilgrim in a judge-alone trial.
60-year-old man convicted of raping 11-year-old boyBelize· 2025-10-09
Justice Nigel Pilgrim made the decision to grant bail to Christy Guzman.
Christy Guzman granted $9000 bail in manslaughter case for death of Wilson HernandezBelize· 2025-10-04
The trial within a trial (voire dire) in the case of former police corporal Elmer Nah, 40, continued yesterday in the High Court before Justice Nigel Pilgrim.
Videos of police search shown in Elmer Nah triple murder trialBelize· 2025-10-03
Justice Nigel Pilgrim granted a one-day adjournment in Elmer Nah's trial to ensure a fair process.
Elmer Nah accused of murdering 3 people trial adjourned because pepper spray allegedly hurt his eyesBelize· 2025-10-02
Caceres appeared before Justice Nigel Pilgrim on Friday.
Deported from the U.S. Kalief Caceres remanded to prison in BelizeBelize· 2025-03-01
Justice Nigel Pilgrim ordered a Prison Report and a Victim Impact Statement before sentencing.
Man pleads guilty to attempted murder after attacking wife’s boyfriend with 2x4Belize· 2025-03-01
Justice Nigel Pilgrim is overseeing the case involving Elmer Nah.
Accused murderer Elmer Nah fires attorney Godfrey Smith in courtroom shake-upBelize· 2025-02-28
Justice Nigel Pilgrim initially set a 25-year sentence for Romero.
Darwin Romero sentenced to life in prison for murder 2022 murder of Mark Lord JrBelize· 2025-02-24
Justice Nigel Pilgrim sentenced Ayuso to four, five-year prison terms.
Ivan Ayuso sentenced to five years for embezzling over $1M from GOBBelize· 2025-02-15
