Sacheen Yashnik Boodhoo

Sacheen Yashnik Boodhoo is a Barrister-at-Law whose career has taken him through almost every branch of the Mauritian justice system — as prosecutor, as magistrate and as counsel. Over the years he has developed a profound love for his country and its people.

Educated at N. Suddul Government School and the Royal College of Curepipe, he graduated in Law (LLB Hons) from the University of London in 2000. He completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Skills at City University and the Inns of Court School of Law, was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 2001, and was admitted to the Mauritian Bar in 2003.

He began as State Counsel at the State Law Office (2003–2006), then served on the bench for over a decade: as District Magistrate and Senior District Magistrate (2006–2013), including two years as Magistrate for Rodrigues (2008–2010), and later as Magistrate of the Intermediate Court (2017–2020). In between, he was Principal State Counsel at the Attorney General's Office (2013–2017), and from 2020 to 2022 he served as Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions. He returned to private practice at the Bar in December 2022.

He served as an international observer with the SADC Electoral Observation Mission for the 2008 presidential elections in Zimbabwe, and holds a certificate in the Legal Aspects of Combatting Corruption from the United States Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (2017).

On 12 November 2025, together with his friend Sanjeev Teeluckdharry, he launched the Congrès Citoyen Mauricien — out of a sense of duty to defend and protect all that is worthwhile and precious on the island we call home.