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The chief justice is appointed by the president of Malta by a two-thirds resolution of the House of Representatives of Malta. The Judicial Appointments Committee, which is in charge of recommending the appointment of the members of the judiciary, is not consulted on the appointment of the chief justice.
Mark Chetcuti (born 4 February 1958 [1]) has served as the Chief Justice of Malta since 2020. [2] He had been appointed as a judge in 2010. [ 2 ] He is a graduate of the University of Malta .
This is a list of the chief justices of Malta. # Name Took office Left office 1 Sir Giuseppe Borg Olivier GCMG [1] 1814 1818 2 Waller Rodwell Wright [1] 1819 1826 3
The appointment the Chief Justice is made by the President of Malta following a two-thirds resolution by the House of Representatives of Malta. Judges have security of tenure until the mandatory retiring age of 65 (or 68 if they wish to extend), or until impeachment. The Constitution also foresees that the adjudicators' salaries are paid from ...
Dr Silvio Camilleri, Malta's 22nd Chief Justice, graduated as doctor of laws in 1975 and was called to the bar in 1976. After four years in private practice, he joined the public service as senior counsel (1980) and eventually assumed the duties of public prosecutor in the criminal courts.
The Commission is composed of nine other members including the Chief Justice of Malta (Deputy Chairman), two members elected by the judges of the Superior Courts for a period of four years, two members elected by the magistrates of the Inferior Courts for a period of four years, one member appointed by the Prime Minister of Malta for a period of four years and another member nominated by the ...
Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici (17 July 1930 – 21 February 2019) [1] was a Maltese judge and philosopher, Chief Justice of Malta between 1990 and 1995. He mostly specialised in the philosophy of law . [ 2 ]
[4] In April 2018, at 63, Azzopardi was appointed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (PL) as Chief Justice of Malta. [5] He was considered an uncontroversial choice. He retired at 65 on 8 April 2020. [6] Azzopardi has also served as examiner in Civil Law in the Faculty of Laws of the University of Malta. [4]