Robert Ribeiro

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honorific-prefix = The Hon Mr Justice
name = Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro (李義)
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office = Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
term_start = 2000
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office2 = Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
term_start2 = 2000
term_end2 = 2000
office3 = Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
term_start3 = 2000
term_end3 =1999
office4 = Recorder of the High Court
term_start4 = 1997
term_end4 = 1999
appointer4 = Tung Chee Hwa
birth_date = 1949
birth_place = Hong Kong
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alma_mater = London School of Economics

Robert Ribeiro (李義法官) (born 1949) is a Hong Kong judge and honorary lecturer in law at the University of Hong Kong.

Early life and education

Born Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro, he received his elementary and secondary education in Hong Kong. He studied in La Salle College.

Upon graduating with honours from the London School of Economics (LL.B. 1971, LL.M. 1972), Ribeiro returned to Hong Kong, and joined the faculty of law of the University of Hong Kong as a lecturer in 1972.

Legal career

After seven years of academic life, Ribeiro entered into private practice in 1979, and quickly established himself as an expert in admiralty and maritime law. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1990.

Judicial career

In 1997, Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa appointed Ribeiro a Recorder (part-time judge) of the High Court.

Ribeiro quickly rose through the ranks, and was promoted a full Judge of the High Court in 1999, a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (High Court) in 2000, and a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal the same year.Fact|date=September 2008