Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
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The Court of Final Appeal
The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong is the head of and the most senior judge in the Hong Kong judiciary. The position is second only to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the Hong Kong order of precedence. The current Chief Justice is Geoffrey Ma who was formally sworn in as Chief Justice on 3 September 2010 at Government House.
The role replaces the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong and the role of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Court of Final Appeal structure
The Court of Final Appeal (CFA) is headed by the Chief Justice and comprises three permanent judges and a panel of non-permanent judges. In hearing and determining an appeal, the Court will consist of five judges, and the Court may, as required, invite a non-permanent judge from Hong Kong or another common law jurisdiction such as England and Wales to sit on the Court.
As of December 2008, there are 16 non-permanent judges, six from Hong Kong and ten from other common law jurisdictions.[1]
The Chief Justice is the President of the CFA. Where he is not available to hear an appeal for any cause, he is required to designate a Permanent Judge to sit in his place as President.
List
| Name |
Tenure Begin |
Tenure End |
Duration |
| Andrew Li |
1 July 1997 |
31 August 2010 |
(&1000000000000001300000013 years, &1000000000000006100000061 days) |
| Geoffrey Ma |
1 September 2010 |
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(&100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000005600000056 days) |
References
See also
http://www.info.gov.hk/info/hkin/cfa.pdf
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