Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

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Chief Justice of Hong Kong or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (Chinese: 首席按察司) was the most senior judge in the court system in Hong Kong until 1997.

The position was renamed in 1997 as Chief Judge of the High Court, while the role of head of the Hong Kong Judiciary was assumed by the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal.

A list of former justices of the Supreme Court:

• John Walter Hulme Chief Justice 1844-1860
• William Henry Adams 1860?
• Sir John Smale 1874
• Sir George Phillippo Chief Justice 1882-1888
• Sir James Russell Chief Justice 1888-1892^[1]
• Sir Fielding Clarke Chief Justice 1894^[2]
• Sir John Worrell Carrington Chief Justice 1896-1901^[3][4]
• Sir William Meigh Goodman Chief Justice 1902^[5]
• Sir Francis Piggott Chief Justice 1905-1912
• Sir William Rees-Davies 1912-1924
• Sir Joseph Horsford Kemp 1930-1933^[6]
• Sir Michael Hogan 1955-1970
• Sir Ivo Rigby Chief Justice 197?
• Sir Geoffrey Briggs Chief Justice 1976-1978?
• Sir Denys Roberts Chief Justice 1978-1988
• Sir Yang Ti-liang Chief Justice 1988-1996
• Sir Noel Power Acting Chief Justice 1996-1997

List of Chief Judges of the High Court, who replace the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after 1997:

• Patrick Chan Siu-oi 1997-2000
• Arthur Leong Siu-chung 2001-2003
• Geoffrey Ma Tao-Li 2003-present

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[edit] See also

• Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal