John B. Mortimer

The Hon Mr Justice
John Barry Mortimer
President of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
Assumed office
2010
Preceded by Sir Noel Power
Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam
In office
2005–2010
Non-permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
In office
1997–2015
Vice President of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong
In office
1997–1999
Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong
In office
1993–1997
Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong
In office
1985–1993
Personal details
Born 1931
United Kingdom
Alma mater Emmanuel College, Cambridge

John Barry Mortimer, GBS (Chinese: 馬天敏) is a senior judge. He is currently President of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam.

Judicial career

In 1985, Mortimer was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong. In 1993, he was appointed a Justice of Appeal, and in 1997 became Vice President of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong (until his retirement from the Court of Appeal in 1999). Between 1997 and 2015, he was a non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.[1]

In 2005, Mortimer was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam.[2] In 2010, Mortimer was appointed as President of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hkcfa.hk/en/about/who/judges/former/index_id_52.html
  2. ↑ "New appointments at Supreme Court" (PDF). Brunei Darussalam Prime Minister's Office (Department of Information). 2005-04-27.
  3. ↑ "The Deputy Sultan attends the swearing-in of new judges" (PDF). Brunei Darussalam Prime Minister's Office (Department of Information). 2010-05-08.
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