Gerald Nazareth
Gerald Paul Nazareth
Gerald Nazareth was born in
Mr. Nazareth joined the Kenyan Public Service in 1954, as a prosecutor. He rose to the position of Senior Counsel. He moved to the
In 1976, he transferred to Hong Kong and joined the Hong Kong Legal Department as Assistant Principal Crown Counsel. In 1977, he was promoted to Principal Crown Counsel. Mr. Nazareth served as Law Officer between 1979 and 1985. He was appointed
Gerald Nazareth died in the UK on 13 August 2018, aged 86. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and nine grandchildren.
Judicial career
Gerald Nazareth was appointed a Judge of the High Court in Hong Kong in 1985. He became a Justice of Appeal on the Court of Appeal in 1991. Mr. Nazareth played a key part in arranging the swearing in of judges within hours of the handover of Hong Kong in 1997. He was one of the non-permanent judges of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong[2] from 1997 to 2012.
Honours
For his dedicated and distinguished service to the Crown and the British Overseas Civil Service, Mr Justice Nazareth was presented with the OBE in 1975 and the CBE in 1985.
In 2000, he received the Gold Bauhinia Star honour for serving Hong Kong judiciary for more than 24 years in excellence.[3]
References
- ^ Gerald Paul (Gerry) Nazareth, CBE (27 January 1932–13 August 2018)
- ^ About Us Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine Judiciary of Hong Kong
- ^ 二○○○年授勳名單