Frank Stock, JP

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

  is currently one of the non-permanent judges of the Court of Final Appeal and vice president of the Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)

The Court of Appeal deals with appeals on all civil and criminal cases from the Court of First Instance and the District Courts of Hong Kong. It is one of two courts that makes up the High Court of Hong Kong....

 in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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Early life and education

Born in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

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, Frank Stock received his education in England. In 1967, he graduated from the University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...

 with a law degree.

Legal career

In 1968, Stock started his legal career in as a barrister at England and Wales where he practiced in private for 10 years. He moved to Hong Kong in 1978 and began serving in the Legal Department

Legal Department

The Legal Department , headed by the Attorney General, was the department responsible for the laws of Hong Kong until 1997, when Hong Kong ceased to be a British crown colony....

 as a Crown attorney

Crown attorney

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. Within a year, he was promoted to Senior Crown Counsel, and by 1984, he was Principal Crown Counsel. Stock was called to the Hong Kong Bar Association

Hong Kong Bar Association

The Hong Kong Bar Association is the professional regulatory body for barristers in Hong Kong, and was founded in 1949. Like other professional bodies, the HKBA has the authority to take disciplinary action to the members who breach the Code of Conduct of the Association...

 in 1984 and received an appointment to the Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...

 the following year.

In 1992, Court of First Instance

Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)

The Court of First Instance is one of two courts in the High Court of Hong Kong. The court has unlimited jurisdiction in both civil and criminal matters...

 appointed Stock as one of their judges. He was promoted to a judge at the Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)

The Court of Appeal deals with appeals on all civil and criminal cases from the Court of First Instance and the District Courts of Hong Kong. It is one of two courts that makes up the High Court of Hong Kong....

in October 2000, then Vice President in 7 July 2009.