# List of permanent judges
## Chief Justices

| No. | Name | Chinese name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Tenure length | Previous judicial office | Inner bar | Appointed by |
| 1 | Andrew Li Kwok-nang, CBE, GBM (Born 12 December 1948; age 76) | 李國能 | 1 July 1997 | 31 August 2010 | 13 years and 62 days | None (Barrister in private practice) (Concurrent Deputy High Court Judge) | KC (1988) | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 2 | Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, GBM (Born 11 January 1956; age 69) | 馬道立 | 1 September 2010 | 10 January 2021 | 10 years and 132 days | Chief Judge of the High Court | KC (1993) | Donald Tsang |
| 3 | Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, GBM (Born 24 September 1961; age 63) | 張舉能 | 11 January 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years and 68 days | Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal | | Carrie Lam |

## Permanent Judges

| No. | Name | Chinese name | Replacing | Tenure start | Tenure end | Tenure length | Previous judicial office | Inner bar | Appointed by |
| 1 | Henry Denis Litton, GBM, CBE (Born 7 August 1934; age 90) | 烈顯倫 | Inaugural | 1 July 1997 | 13 September 2000 | 3 years and 75 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal | KC (1970) | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 2 | Charles Arthur Ching, GBM (7 October 1935 – 30 November 2000; aged 65) | 沈澄 | Inaugural | 1 July 1997 | 6 October 2000 | 3 years and 98 days | Justice of Appeal | QC (1974) | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 3 | Syed Kemal Shah Bokhary, GBM (Born 25 October 1947; age 77) | 包致金 | Inaugural | 1 July 1997 | 24 October 2012 | 15 years and 116 days | Justice of Appeal | KC (1983) | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 4 | Patrick Chan Siu-oi, GBM (Born 21 October 1948; age 76) | 陳兆愷 | Litton | 1 September 2000 | 20 October 2013 | 13 years and 50 days | Chief Judge of the High Court | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 5 | Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro, GBM (Born 20 March 1949; age 75) | 李義 | Ching | 1 September 2000 | Incumbent | 24 years and 200 days | Justice of Appeal | KC (1990) | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 6 | Robert Tang Kwok-ching, GBM, SBS (Born 7 January 1947; age 78) | 鄧國楨 | Bokhary | 25 October 2012 | 24 October 2018 | 6 years and 0 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (Concurrent Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal) | KC (1986) | Leung Chun-ying |
| 7 | Joseph Paul Fok (Born 24 September 1962; age 62) | 霍兆剛 | Chan | 21 October 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years and 150 days | Justice of Appeal | SC (1999) | Leung Chun-ying |
| 8 | Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, GBM (Born 24 September 1961; age 63) | 張舉能 | Tang | 25 October 2018 | 10 January 2021 | 2 years and 78 days | Chief Judge of the High Court | | Carrie Lam |
| 9 | Johnson Lam Man-hon (Born August 1961; age 63) | 林文瀚 | Cheung | 30 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years and 233 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal | | Carrie Lam |

# List of non-permanent judges
## Current non-permanent judges from Hong Kong

| No. | Name | Chinese name | Tenure start | Tenure length | Previous judicial offices | Inner bar | Appointed by |
| 1 | Frank Stock, GBS (Born 15 June 1945; age 79) | 司徒敬 | 1 September 2010 | 14 years and 200 days | Deputy High Court Judge (1991) Judge of the High Court of Justice/Court of First Instance (1992–2000) Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (2000–09) Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (2009–14) | KC (1985) | Donald Tsang |
| 2 | Syed Kemal Shah Bokhary, GBM (Born 25 October 1947; age 77) | 包致金 | 25 October 2012 | 12 years and 146 days | Judge of the High Court of Justice (1989–93) Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (1993–97) Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (1997–2012) | KC (1983) | Leung Chun-ying |
| 3 | Patrick Chan Siu-oi, GBM (Born 21 October 1948; age 76) | 陳兆愷 | 21 October 2013 | 11 years and 150 days | Judge of the District Court (1987–91) Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court (1991–92) Judge of the High Court of Justice (1992–97) Chief Judge of the High Court (1997–2000) Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (2000–13) | | Leung Chun-ying |
| 4 | Robert Tang Kwok-ching, GBM, SBS (Born 7 January 1947; age 78) | 鄧國楨 | 25 October 2018 | 6 years and 146 days | Deputy District Judge (1982) Deputy High Court Judge (1986) Recorder of the High Court of Justice/Court of First Instance (1995–2004) Judge of the Court of First Instance (2004–05) Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (2005–06) Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (2006–12) Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (2010–12) Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (2012–18) | KC (1986) | Carrie Lam |

## Current non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions

| No. | Jurisdiction | Name | Chinese name | Tenure start | Tenure length | Prior most senior judicial role | Inner bar | Appointed by |
| 1 | United Kingdom | The Lord Hoffmann, GBS | 賀輔明勳爵 | 12 January 1998 | 27 years and 67 days | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1995–2009) | PC | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 2 | United Kingdom | The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, GBS | 廖柏嘉勳爵 | 1 March 2009 | 16 years and 19 days | President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2012–17) | PC | Sir Donald Tsang |
| 3 | Australia | William Montague Charles Gummow, AC | 甘慕賢 | 29 July 2013 | 11 years and 234 days | Justice of the High Court of Australia (1995–2012) | KC (1986) | Leung Chun-ying |
| 4 | Australia | Robert Shenton French, AC | 范禮全 | 31 May 2017 | 7 years and 293 days | Chief Justice of Australia (2008–17) | | Leung Chun-ying |
| 5 | Australia | Patrick Anthony Keane, AC | 祈顯義 | 6 April 2023 | 1 year and 348 days | Justice of the High Court of Australia (2013–2022) | KC (1988) | John Lee |
| 6 | Australia | James Leslie Bain Allsop, AC | 歐頌律 | 24 May 2024 | 300 days | Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (2013–2023) | SC (1994) | John Lee |

## Former non-permanent judges from Hong Kong

| No. | Name | Chinese name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Tenure length | Prior most senior local judicial role | Inner bar | Notes | Appointed by |
| 1 | Sir Denys Tudor Emil Roberts, KBE, SPMB | 羅弼時爵士 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2003 | 6 years and 0 days | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1979–88) | QC (1964) | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 2 | Sir Alan Armstrong Huggins | 赫健士爵士 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2003 | 6 years and 0 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (1980–87) | | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 3 | Sir Derek Cons | 康士爵士 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2006 | 9 years and 0 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (1986–93) | | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 4 | William James Silke | 邵祺 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2009 | 12 years and 0 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (1987–94) | | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 5 | Kutlu Tekin Fuad | 傅雅德 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2009 | 12 years and 0 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (1988–93) | | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 6 | Gerald Paul Nazareth, CBE, GBS | 黎守律 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2012 | 15 years and 0 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (1994–2000) | QC (1981) | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 7 | John Barry Mortimer, GBS, SPMB, OBE | 馬天敏 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2015 | 18 years and 0 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (1997–99) | KC (1971) | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 8 | Sir Noel Plunkett Power, GBS | 鮑偉華爵士 | 28 July 1997 | 19 November 2009 | 12 years and 115 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (1997–99) | | Inaugural justice; died in office | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 9 | Art Michael McMullin | 麥慕年 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2003 | 6 years and 0 days | Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (1979–86) | | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 10 | Philip Gerard Clough | 郭樂富 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2006 | 9 years and 0 days | Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (1986–92) | | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 11 | Neil Macdougall | 麥德高 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2003 | 6 years and 0 days | Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (1993–95) | | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 12 | Henry Denis Litton, GBM, CBE | 烈顯倫 | 14 September 2000 | 13 September 2015 | 15 years and 0 days | Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (1997–2000) | KC (1970) | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 13 | Charles Arthur Ching, GBM | 沈澄 | 7 October 2000 | 30 November 2000 | 55 days | Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (1997–2000) | QC (1974) | Died in office | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 14 | Robert Tang Kwok-ching, GBM, SBS | 鄧國楨 | 1 September 2010 | 24 October 2012 | 2 years and 54 days | Vice-president of the Court of Appeal (2006–12) | KC (1986) | First NPJ appointed permanent judge | Sir Donald Tsang |
| 15 | Michael John Hartmann, GBS | 夏正民 | 1 September 2010 | 31 August 2016 | 6 years and 0 days | Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (2008–12) | | | Sir Donald Tsang |

## Former non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions

| No. | Jurisdiction | Name | Chinese name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Tenure length | Prior most senior judicial role | Inner bar | Notes | Appointed by |
| 1 | New Zealand United Kingdom | The Lord Cooke of Thorndon, ONZ, KBE | 顧安國勳爵 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2006 | 9 years and 0 days | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1996–2001) | PC | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 2 | Australia | Sir Anthony Frank Mason, GBM, AC, KBE | 梅師賢爵士 | 28 July 1997 | 27 July 2015 | 18 years and 0 days | Chief Justice of Australia (1987–95) | KC (1964) | Inaugural justice | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 3 | New Zealand | Sir Edward Jonathan Somers | 沈穆善爵士 | 28 July 1997 | 3 June 2002 | 4 years and 311 days | Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand (1981–90) | PC | Inaugural justice; died in office | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 4 | Australia | Sir Daryl Michael Dawson, AC, KBE, CB | 杜偉舜爵士 | 1 September 1997 | 31 August 2003 | 6 years and 0 days | Justice of the High Court of Australia (1982–97) | KC (1971) | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 5 | United Kingdom | The Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead | 李啟新勳爵 | 12 January 1998 | 11 January 2004 | 6 years and 0 days | Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2002–07) | PC | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 6 | Australia | Sir Francis Gerard Brennan, AC, KBE, GBS | 布仁立爵士 | 28 July 2000 | 27 July 2012 | 12 years and 0 days | Chief Justice of Australia (1995–98) | QC (1965) | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 7 | United Kingdom | The Lord Millett, GBS | 苗禮治勳爵 | 28 July 2000 | 27 May 2021 | 20 years and 304 days | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1998–2004) | PC | Died in office | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 8 | New Zealand | Sir Johann Thomas Eichelbaum, GBE | 艾俊彬爵士 | 28 July 2000 | 27 July 2012 | 12 years and 0 days | Chief Justice of New Zealand (1989–99) | QC (1978) | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 9 | United Kingdom | The Lord Scott of Foscote | 施廣智勳爵 | 28 July 2003 | 27 July 2012 | 9 years and 0 days | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2000–09) | PC | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 10 | United Kingdom | The Lord Woolf, CH | 伍爾夫勳爵 | 28 July 2003 | 27 July 2012 | 9 years and 0 days | Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2000–05) | PC | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 11 | New Zealand | Sir Ivor Lloyd Morgan Richardson, PCNZM | 韋卓善爵士 | 28 July 2003 | 27 July 2009 | 6 years and 0 days | President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand (1996–2002) | PC | | Tung Chee-hwa |
| 12 | Australia | Michael Hudson McHugh, AC | 馬曉義 | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2012 | 6 years and 0 days | Justice of the High Court of Australia (1989–2005) | KC (1973) | | Sir Donald Tsang |
| 13 | New Zealand | Sir Thomas Munro Gault, KNZM | 高禮哲爵士 | 1 July 2006 | 19 May 2015 | 8 years and 323 days | Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand (2004–06) | QC (1984) | Died in office | Sir Donald Tsang |
| 14 | United Kingdom | The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, GBS | 華學佳勳爵 | 1 March 2009 | 16 November 2023 | 14 years and 261 days | Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–13) | PC | Died in office | Sir Donald Tsang |
| 15 | Australia | Anthony Murray Gleeson, AC, GBS | 紀立信 | 1 March 2009 | 29 February 2024 | 15 years and 0 days | Chief Justice of Australia (1998–2008) | KC (1974) | | Sir Donald Tsang |
| 16 | United Kingdom | The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony | 簡嘉麒勳爵 | 30 June 2011 | 29 June 2020 | 9 years and 0 days | Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–17) | PC | | Sir Donald Tsang |
| 17 | United Kingdom | The Lord Collins of Mapesbury | 郝廉思勳爵 | 30 June 2011 | 5 June 2024 | 12 years and 342 days | Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–11) | PC | Resigned mid-term | Sir Donald Tsang |
| 18 | United Kingdom | Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, KG, GBS | 范理申勳爵 | 1 October 2012 | 30 September 2024 | 12 years and 0 days | President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–12) | PC | | Leung Chun-ying |
| 19 | Australia | James Jacob Spigelman, AC | 施覺民 | 29 July 2013 | 2 September 2020 | 7 years and 36 days | Chief Justice of New South Wales (1998–2011) | KC (1986) | First NPJ to resign mid-term | Leung Chun-ying |
| 20 | United Kingdom | The Lord Reed of Allermuir | 韋彥德勳爵 | 31 May 2017 | 30 March 2022 | 4 years and 304 days | President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2020–) | PC | Resigned mid-term | Leung Chun-ying |
| 21 | United Kingdom | The Baroness Hale of Richmond, DBE | 何熙怡女男爵 | 30 July 2018 | 29 July 2021 | 3 years and 0 days | President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2017–20) | PC | First NPJ to not renew term | Carrie Lam |
| 22 | Canada | Beverley Marian McLachlin, CC | 麥嘉琳 | 30 July 2018 | 29 July 2024 | 6 years and 0 days | Chief Justice of Canada (2000–17) | PC | | Carrie Lam |
| 23 | United Kingdom | Lord Sumption, OBE | 岑耀信勳爵 | 18 December 2019 | 4 June 2024 | 4 years and 170 days | Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2012–18) | KC (1986) | Resigned mid-term | Carrie Lam |
| 24 | United Kingdom | Lord Hodge | 賀知義勳爵 | 1 January 2021 | 30 March 2022 | 1 year and 89 days | Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2020–) | PC | Resigned mid-term | Carrie Lam |

## Number of non-permanent judges from each common law jurisdiction

Traditionally, all overseas non-permanent judges came from three common law jurisdictions: the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2018, Beverly McLachlin—the former Chief Justice of Canada—became the first Canadian (and, along with Baroness Hale, one of the first two women) to be appointed to the CFA.
| Jurisdiction | Current | Former | Total |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Australia | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 24 | 30 |

## See Also

* Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal