# Chief Justice of Samoa

**Section:** List of Chief Justices

| Portrait | Name | Nationality | From | To | Appointed by | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice for Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice for Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice for Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice for Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice for Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice for Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice for Samoa |
| - | Conrad Cedercrantz [sv] | Sweden | 1890 | ? | Oscar II of Sweden | - |
| - | Henry Clay Ide | United States | 1893 | 1897 | - | - |
| - | William Lea Chambers | United States | 1897 | 1899 | - | - |
| Chief Judge of Samoa German: Oberrichter von Samoa | Chief Judge of Samoa German: Oberrichter von Samoa | Chief Judge of Samoa German: Oberrichter von Samoa | Chief Judge of Samoa German: Oberrichter von Samoa | Chief Judge of Samoa German: Oberrichter von Samoa | Chief Judge of Samoa German: Oberrichter von Samoa | Chief Judge of Samoa German: Oberrichter von Samoa |
| - | Erich Schultz-Ewerth [de] (Concurrently Governor of German Samoa from 1910 to 1914) | Germany | 1904 | 1914 | Wilhelm Solf | - |
| Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa (incomplete list) | Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa (incomplete list) | Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa (incomplete list) | Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa (incomplete list) | Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa (incomplete list) | Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa (incomplete list) | Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa (incomplete list) |
| - | JE Wilson | New Zealand | ? | 1921 | - | - |
| - | CR Orr-Walker | New Zealand | 1921 | 1923 | - | - |
| - | John Luxford | New Zealand | 1929 | 1936 | Joseph Ward | - |
| - | Robert Mackenzie Watson | New Zealand | April 1936 | September 1936 | Michael Joseph Savage | - |
| - | Joseph S. Morling | New Zealand | April 1937 | ? | Michael Joseph Savage | - |
| - | William Carrol Harley | New Zealand | September 1938 | May 1942 | Michael Joseph Savage | - |
| - | John R. Herd | New Zealand | Late 1942 or early 1943 | November 1947 | ? | - |
| - | Charles Croft Marsack | New Zealand | January 1948 | December 1961 | Peter Fraser | - |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa |
| - | Paul Loxton Molineaux | New Zealand | 1962 | 1966 | - | - |
| - | Barrie Charles Spring | New Zealand | 1966 | 1972 | - | - |
| - | Eric Francis Rothwell | New Zealand | ? | ? | ? | - |
| Sir Gaven Donne KBE.jpeg | Gaven John Donne | New Zealand | 1972 | 1974 | - | - |
| - | Michael Bernard (Ben) Scully | New Zealand | 1974 | 1976 | - | - |
| - | Bryan Osborne Nicholson | New Zealand | ? | 1980 | - | - |
| - | Robert St John | Australia | 1980 | 1982 | - | - |
| - | David Hull | ? | ? | ? | ? | - |
| - | John Douglas Dillon | ? | ? | ? | ? | - |
| - | Russell Callander | New Zealand | 1982 | 1983 | Tanumafili II, on the advice of Tupuola Efi | - |
| - | Vaovasamanaia Phillips | Samoa | 1983 | ? | Tanumafili II, on the advice of Tofilau Eti Alesana | - |
| - | Trevor Maxwell | New Zealand | ? | 1989 | - | - |
| - | Anthony John Ryan | ? | ? | ? | ? | - |
| - | Patu Tiava'asu'e Falefatu Sapolu | Samoa | 1992 | Present | - | - |