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The Right Honourable Tan Sri Sir
Philip Ernest Housden Pike
PMN QC
2nd Chief Justice of Borneo
In office
11 September 1965 – 27 August 1968
Nominated byHarold Wilson
Appointed byElizabeth II
Preceded bySir William Campbell Wylie
Succeeded byIsmail Khan Ibrahim Khan
Personal details
Born(1914-03-06)6 March 1914
Colony of Jamaica
Died20 March 2011(2011-03-20) (aged 97)
CitizenshipBritish citizenship
Alma materMiddle Temple
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister

Tan Sri Sir Philip Ernest Housden Pike, PMN, QC (6 March 1914 – 20 March 2011) was a Jamaican barrister and judge who served as the second Chief Justice of Borneo, [1] and later Chief Justice of Malawi and Chief Justice of Swaziland.

Early life and education

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Pike was born in the Colony of Jamaica on 6 March 1914.[2] He attended the local De Carteret School and Munro College. At the age of 24, he was called to the English Bar by Middle Temple on 29 June 1938.[2]

Career

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Pike's first appointment came on 22 May 1949 when he was appointed as a legal draftsman of the Kenya Colony.[3] On 15 January 1950, he was officially appointed acting Solicitor-General in addition to his duties as legal draftsman.[4] He would assume the same acting duties again beginning 11 April 1951.[5] Pike served in this office until the 5 May 1952.[6]

After leaving Kenya, Pike was next assigned to the Uganda Protectorate. On 1 February 1954, he was appointed as one of the members of the Uganda Legislative Council.[7]

In 1958, Pike was assigned to the Crown Colony of Sarawak to serve as its Attorney-General.[8][2] Later in September 1965, he was elevated as Chief Justice of Borneo, an office he held until his retirement in August 1968.[2]

Pike was appointed acting Chief Justice of Malawi in 1969,[9] and then Chief Justice of Swaziland from 1970 to 1972.[10]

Personal life and death

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Pike died on 20 March 2011, at the age of 97.[11]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Joint Opening of the Legal Year 2010 Sabah & Sarawak" (PDF). Advocates' Association of Sarawak. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Former Chief Justice". judiciary.kehakiman.gov.my. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ^ Hartwell, C. H. (7 June 1949). "APPOINTMENTS". The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ^ Thornley, C. H. (17 January 1950). "APPOINTMENTS". The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ^ Thornley, C. H. (10 April 1951). "APPOINTMENTS". The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ Thornley, C. H. (13 May 1952). "REVERSIONS". The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 5 FEBRUARY, 1954" (PDF). The London Gazette. 5 February 1954. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 18 JULY, 1958" (PDF). The London Gazette. 18 July 1958. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Southern Africa". South Africa, Limited. 1970.
  10. ^ "Who's who of Southern Africa". Argus Printing & Publishing Company. 1977.
  11. ^ "Pike, Sir Philip Ernest Housden". WHO WAS WHO 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 14TH JUNE 1969" (PDF). The London Gazette. 14 June 1969. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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Preceded by Chief Justice of Borneo
1965–1968 		Succeeded by
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