Michael Hartmann (judge)
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The Hon Mr Justice Michael John Hartmann JA
NPJ (traditional Chinese: 夏正民) is a Hong Kong judge serving in the Court of Appeal
of the High Court
of the territory, and as a local non-permanent judge
in the territory's highest court, the Court of Final Appeal. He was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), British India on 24th July 1944 and raised in South Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He received an LLB from the University of London through the University College of Rhodesia
in 1967. He was an attorney in Rhodesia from 1971 until moving to Hong Kong to join the Legal Department
in 1983. He left the government and was appointed a judge in the District Court
in 1991. He is currently holding Australian citizenship
.
Judge of Appeal
The Judge of Appeal is a part time judge in the Isle of Man High Court who only sits in the Staff of Government Division, the appeal court.The position was created by the Judicature Act 1918 which also amalgamated the offices of First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls...
NPJ (traditional Chinese: 夏正民) is a Hong Kong judge serving in 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....
of the High Court
High Court (Hong Kong)
The High Court in Hong Kong consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance. It deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It was named the Supreme Court before 1997.- High Court Building :...
of the territory, and as a local non-permanent judge
Supernumerary
A Supernumerary is an additional member of an organization. A supernumerary is also a non-regular member of a staff, a member of the staff or an employee who works in a public office who is not part of the manpower complement...
in the territory's highest court, the Court of Final Appeal. He was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), British India on 24th July 1944 and raised in South Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He received an LLB from the University of London through the University College of Rhodesia
University of Zimbabwe
The University of Zimbabwe in Harare, is the oldest and largest university in Zimbabwe. It was founded through a special relationship with the University of London and it opened its doors to its first students in 1952. The university has ten faculties offering a wide variety of degree programmes...
in 1967. He was an attorney in Rhodesia from 1971 until moving to Hong Kong to join 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....
in 1983. He left the government and was appointed a judge in the District Court
District Court (Hong Kong)
The District Court is the lower court system in Hong Kong, having both criminal and civil jurisdictions. It is located in the Wanchai Law Courts, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road...
in 1991. He is currently holding Australian citizenship
Australian nationality law
Australian nationality law determines who is and who is not an Australian, and is based primarily on the principle of Jus soli. The status of Australian citizenship was created by the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 which received Royal Assent on 21 December 1948 and came into force on...
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