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The first Master of the High Court of Fiji was Janmai Jay Udit. He was appointed in 2005. He was appointed in 2005. His appointment was revoked on abrogation of the 1997 constitution on 10 April 2009, together with all other judges and magistrates.
Retired shortly before Fiji's annexation by the United Kingdom on 10 October 1874, but died a few weeks later — before a pension could be arranged. 2. Sir William Hackett [9] [10] 1875 1876 Victoria: Chief Justice of Fiji and Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific (1877-1962) 3. Sir John Gorrie [11] [12] 1877 1882 Victoria ...
The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts that was established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji — the others being the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Constitution empowered Parliament to create other courts; these were to be subordinate to the High Court, which was authorized to oversee all proceedings of such courts.
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Expatriate judges on the courts of Fiji (5 C, 1 P) I. ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
The second principle is that, as far as practicable, the composition of the judiciary should reflect Fiji's ethnic balance and should aim for substantially equal representation of males and females. Section 135 requires all judges, before taking office, to take the oath (prescribed in Part D of the Schedule) before the President of Fiji.
Justices of Appeal in Fiji are judges who sit on the Court of Appeal and on the Supreme Court, but not on the High Court.. Justices of Appeal are appointed by the President on the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission, which is required to consult first with the appropriate Cabinet Minister and with the committee of the House of Representatives overseeing the administration of justice.
Puisne judges in Fiji sit on the High Court and the Court of Appeal, but not on the Supreme Court.According to the now-abrogated Chapter 9 of the Fijian 1997 Constitution, there must be a minimum of ten puisne judges, who are appointed by the President on the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission, who must first consult the appropriate Cabinet Minister and the committee of the House of ...