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In the Hong Kong order of precedence, the Chief Judge is the second most senior administrative judge for the courts system, second only to the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. [1] The position of Chief Judge is the broad equivalent of the Master of the Rolls in the courts system of England and Wales.
The Honourable Mr Justice Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor (潘兆初) is a Hong Kong jurist, currently serving as the 5th Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong since December 2019. [1] He has served as President of the Scout Council of the Scout Association of Hong Kong since 2018. [2]
The Chief Judge must be a Chinese citizen who is a Hong Kong permanent resident with no right of abode in any foreign country. [17] The Judges who have held the position of Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong to date are: Patrick Chan Siu-oi (1997–2000) Arthur Leong Siu-chung (2000–2003) Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (2003–2010)
During British rule between 1843 and 1997, the head of the Hong Kong Judiciary was the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong; that position became the chief judge of the High Court in 1997. The first chief justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal was Andrew Li, who served for over 13 years.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Two British judges have resigned from Hong Kong's top court, about a week after a landmark verdict that convicted 14 prominent democratic activists of subversion, amid a ...
LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) -The rule of law in Hong Kong is profoundly compromised in areas of the law where the government has strong opinions, a British judge who recently resigned from the top ...
Senior Puisne Judge, Hong Kong, 1961-1970. Picture shows Rigby heading parade at opening of 1970 Assizes 19: Sir Geoffrey Briggs: 1973–1978 Sir Murray MacLehose: Puisne Judge, Hong Kong 1965-1973. 20: Sir Denys Roberts: 1979–1988 Attorney General of Hong Kong from 1966 to 1973. Colonial/Chief Secretary from 1973 to 1979. 21: Sir Ti-liang ...
A former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is stepping down from Hong Kong's top court, the city's officials said Monday, following a raft of other overseas judges' resignations from ...