She was originally called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands in 1981 after completing her legal certificate, and became a High Court judge in 2003. As Chief Justice of the Court, she was the supreme judicial officer of the courts of
Anguilla,
Antigua and Barbuda, the
British Virgin Islands,
Dominica,
Grenada,
Montserrat,
Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, and
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She was created a
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in
2013. On 28 August 2024, it was announced she would be appointed a
Privy Councillor on 2 October, and sit on its
Judicial Committee.
Supervisor of elections Prior to joining the judiciary, as a practising lawyer Janice Pereira twice acted as supervisor for elections in the British Virgin Islands in the
1983 general election (under her maiden name) and in the
1986 general election (under her first married name, Janice George-Creque). ==References==