Chief Justice of Cyprus
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The Chief Justice of Cyprus was the head of the Supreme Court of Cyprus.
The administration of Cyprus was taken over by the British government, following the Russo-Turkish War, under the Convention of 4 June 1878. Charles Alfred Cookson was appointed in that year as Chief Justice and Attorney General. Following the oubreak of hostilities between the two countries in 1914 the island was annexed to the British crown. The country became independent on 16 August 1960.[1]
The Supreme Court of Cyprus was established in 1883.
List of Chief Justices of Cyprus[edit]
| Incumbent | Portrait | Tenure | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| Elliot Charles Bovill | 1883 | 1890 | Later Chief Justice of Straits Settlements, 1892 | |
| Sir William James Smith[2] | 1892 | 1897 | Afterwards Chief Justice of British Guiana, 1897 | |
| Joseph Turner Hutchinson | 1898 | 1906 | ||
| Charles Robert Tyser [3] | 1906 | 1919 | ||
| Stanley Fisher | 1920 | 1924 | Afterwards Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, 1924 | |
| Sidney Charles Nettleton | 1924 | 1927 | Afterwards Chief Justice of Gibraltar, 1927 | |
| Charles Frederic Belcher | 1927 | 1930 | Afterwards Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, 1930 | |
| Herbert Cecil Stronge | 1931 | 1938 | ||
| Bernard Arthur Crean [4] | 1938 | 1943 | ||
| Sir Edward St John Jackson | 1934 | 1952 | ||
| Sir Eric Hallman | 1952 | 1957 | ||
| Sir Paget John Bourke[5] | 1957 | 1961 | Later President of the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas, 1970 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Hakki, Murat. Cyprus Issue: A Documentary History, 1878-2006. p. 3.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 26917. p. 7348. 7 December 1897. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ Venn, John. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 2. p. 263.
- ^ "No title". Trove. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "The Church House, Westminister, S.W.1. 26th April, 1957" (PDF). The London Gazette (41059). London. 30 April 1957. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-06-22.