court of final appeal (hong kong)
non-permanent judges
Table:
Title and name

Date of birth

Appointed by

Took office

Prior positions

Mr Gerald Nazareth, GBS

Vice President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Justice of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda

The Hon. Justice John B. Mortimer, GBS QC

7 August 1931 United Kingdom

Tung Chee-Hwa

1997

The Hon Henry Litton, GBM

1934 Hong Kong

Tung Chee-Hwa

1997

Chairman of Hong Kong Bar Association; Vice President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (1995-1997), Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (1997-2000)

The Hon Sir Anthony Mason

21 April 1925 Australia

Tung Chee-Hwa

1997

Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales

The Rt Hon Lord Hoffmann

8 May 1934 South Africa

Tung Chee-Hwa

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Lord Justice of Appeal

The Hon Sir Gerard Brennan

22 May 1928 Australia

Tung Chee-Hwa

2000

Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Justice of the High Court of Australia, judge of the Federal Court of Australia

The Rt Hon Lord Millett

23 June 1932 United Kingdom

Tung Chee-Hwa

2000

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary

The Rt Hon The Lord Woolf of Barnes

2 May 1933 United Kingdom

Tung Chee-Hwa

2003

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

The Rt Hon The Lord Scott of Foscote

2 October 1934 South Africa

Tung Chee-Hwa

2003

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Justice of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice in England (Chancery Division), Lord Justice of Appeal, Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court

The Hon. Michael McHugh

1 November 1935 Australia

Donald Tsang

2005

Justice of the High Court of Australia

The Rt Hon Sir Thomas Gault

31 October 1938 New Zealand

Donald Tsang

The Hon. Murray Gleeson, AC

30 August 1938 Australia

Donald Tsang

2008

Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia

The Rt Hon The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe

17 March 1938 United Kingdom

Donald Tsang

The Hon Michael J. Hartmann

24 July 1944 British India

Donald Tsang

2010

Judge of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, District Judge (Hong Kong)

The Rt Hon The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury

10 January 1948 United Kingdom

Donald Tsang

The Rt Hon The Lord Collins of Mapesbury

7 May 1941 United Kingdom

Donald Tsang

2011

Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Lord Justice of Appeal

The Rt Hon The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony

13 May 1943 United Kingdom

Donald Tsang

2011

Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, Lord Justice of Appeal

The Hon Mr Justice Bokhary

1947 Hong Kong

Leung Chun-ying

2012

Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (1989-1993), Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (1993-1997), Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (1997-2012)

The Hon Mr Justice Spigelman, AC

1946 Poland

Leung Chun-ying

2013

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1998-2011)

The Hon Mr Justice Gummow, AC

1942 Australia

Leung Chun-ying

2013

Justice of the High Court of Australia (1995-2012)

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