Solon Nikitas
Encyclopedia
Solon Nikitas was a distinguished Cypriot
judge
and jurist
. Born in Limassol
, Cyprus in October 1937.He worked for the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce before deciding to study law in England
and qualifying as a Barrister
. From 1961 to 1971 he maintained a private practice as a lawyer in Nicosia. He was appointed as a District judge on 1 January 1971. He was promoted to Senior District judge on 10 October 1980 and to President of the District Court on 1 January 1982. On 19 November 1988 he was elevated to the Supreme Court where he served until 27 March 2003 when he was appointed Attorney-General of the Republic of Cyprus, a post from which he resigned in April 2005.
He was elected as a member of the council of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association (CMJA) in 1994 and as a Regional Vice-President for the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Region of the CMJA in 1997. As Regional Vice-President he organised the very successful follow-up conference on the Latimer House Guidelines in Larnaca
in October 1988 on "The Role of the Judiciary in Developing and maintaining a vibrant human rights environment in the Commonwealth". He participated in many conferences all over the world and gave lectures and speeches on several legal subjects during his long and distinguished legal and judicial career.
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
judge
Judge
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and jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
. Born in Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...
, Cyprus in October 1937.He worked for the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce before deciding to study law in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and qualifying as a Barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
. From 1961 to 1971 he maintained a private practice as a lawyer in Nicosia. He was appointed as a District judge on 1 January 1971. He was promoted to Senior District judge on 10 October 1980 and to President of the District Court on 1 January 1982. On 19 November 1988 he was elevated to the Supreme Court where he served until 27 March 2003 when he was appointed Attorney-General of the Republic of Cyprus, a post from which he resigned in April 2005.
He was elected as a member of the council of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association (CMJA) in 1994 and as a Regional Vice-President for the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Region of the CMJA in 1997. As Regional Vice-President he organised the very successful follow-up conference on the Latimer House Guidelines in Larnaca
Larnaca
Larnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
in October 1988 on "The Role of the Judiciary in Developing and maintaining a vibrant human rights environment in the Commonwealth". He participated in many conferences all over the world and gave lectures and speeches on several legal subjects during his long and distinguished legal and judicial career.