Chief Justice of Gibraltar

Incumbent
Anthony Dudley

since 2010

The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar is one of the four judges who make up the supreme court of Gibraltar. Previously the chief justice was appointed by the Governor of Gibraltar on the advice of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Under the 2006 Constitution the Governor, on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, makes the appointment on behalf of the Monarch.

As a judge of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for hearing civil and criminal proceedings, including Family Jurisdiction, Court of Protection, Admiralty Jurisdiction and Ordinary (Chancery) Jurisdiction, as well as appeals from the Magistrates' Court.

## History

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Notable chief justices include Sir James Cochrane who held the post for over thirty years during the nineteenth century.[1] Notable cases include the resolution of the strange case of the Mary Celeste, a ship found abandoned at sea in 1872.[2]

On 17 September 2007 the Governor announced the suspension of The Hon. Chief Justice Derek Schofield on full pay pending the investigation and resolution of the ongoing conflict between him, Chief Minister Peter Caruana and leading members of the Gibraltar Bar Association stemming from the judicial reforms introduced through Gibraltar's new constitution and the Judicial Services Act. During Schofield's suspension, Additional Judge Anthony Dudley was acting Chief Justice.[3]

On 1 February 2010, The Convent announced that acting on the advice of the Judicial Services Commission, Governor Sir Adrian Johns had on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, formally appointed Anthony Dudley as Chief Justice of Gibraltar. He is the first Gibraltarian judge to be appointed Chief Justice of Gibraltar.[4]

## List of chief justices

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Incumbent  | Portrait  | Tenure  | Notes

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Took office  | Left office
Robert Robinson  |  | c.1740  |  |
W. Foye [5] |  | 1817  |  | Judge of Court of Civil Pleas
Thomas Jones Howell [6] |  | 1822  |  | Judge Advocate
Barron Field [7] |  | 1829  | 1841  |
Sir James Cochrane[1] |  | 1841  | 1877  |
William Henry Doyle[8] |  | 1877  | 1879  |
George Phillippo[9] |  | 1879  | 1882  |
Sir Henry James Burford-Hancock[10] |  | 1882  | 1895  |
Sir Stephen Herbert Gatty[11] |  | 1895  | 1905  |
Sir Henry Rawlins Pipon Schooles[12] |  | 1905  | 1913  |
Sir Bartle Henry Temple Frere[13] |  | 1914  | 1922  |
Sir Daniel Thomas Tudor[14][15] |  | 1922  | 1926  | Returned to England in 1926 after suffering a stroke.
Sir Sidney Charles King Farlow Nettleton [16] |  | 1927  | 1931  |
Sir Kenneth James Beatty |  | 1931  | 1940  |
Maurice Cherry Greene[17] |  | 1941  | 1942  |
Sir Roger Bacon[18] |  | 1946  | 1955  |
(Sir) Hubert James Marlowe Flaxman[19] |  | 1955  |  |
(Sir) Edgar Unsworth |  | 1965  | >1974  |
Sir John Farley Spry[20] |  | 1976  | 1980  |
Sir Dermot Renn Davis[21] |  | 1980  | 1986  |
Alister Arthur Kneller[22] |  | 1986  | 1995  |
Derek Schofield |  | 1996  | 2009  | Suspended from duty during 2007–09. Replaced by Anthony Dudley as Acting Chief Justice.
Anthony Dudley[23] |  | 2010  |  |

## See also

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Court system of Gibraltar

## References

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1. ^ a b This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephens, H. Morse (1887). "Cochrane, James". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11\. pp. 161–162.161-162&rft.date=1887&rft.aulast=Stephens&rft.aufirst=H.+Morse&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Chief+Justice+of+Gibraltar" class="Z3988">
2. ^ Begg, ~Paul (22 July 2014). Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea. ISBN 978-1317865308. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
3. ^ Governor Suspends Schofield from Chief Justice Functions Archived November 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Gibraltar Chronicle - First Gibraltarian Chief Justice Appointed Archived February 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command, Volume 31
6. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 2
7. ^ Field, Barron (1786–1846). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
8. ^ Hutchinson, John. A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars: With Brief Biographical Notices. p. 78.
9. ^ "Men-at-the-Bar". Mocavo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
10. ^ "Edinburgh Gazette" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 1895. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
11. ^ "Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland for ..., including all the titled classes". Mocavo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
12. ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, JULY 14, 1905" (PDF). London Gazette. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
13. ^ Venn, John. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates. p. 578.
14. ^ "Appointments". The London Gazette (32748): 6710. 19 September 1922. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
15. ^ "Local obituaries: Sir Daniel Tudor". Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic. 1 December 1928. p. 7\. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
16. ^ "THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, DECEMBER 21, 1926" (PDF). Edinburgh Gazette. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
17. ^ "The Straits Times, 7 March 1941, Page 9". NewspaperSG. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
18. ^ "The Law Journal". Law journal. 14 June 1962. Retrieved 14 June 2019 - via Google Books.
19. ^ "The Law Times". Office of The Law Times. 1 January 1956. Retrieved 14 June 2019 - via Google Books.
20. ^ "Sir John Spry collection". Janus. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
21. ^ Bresnihan, Brian. Tufala Gavman: Reminiscences from the Anglo-French Condominium of the New. p. 299.
22. ^ "Sir Alister Arthur Kneller, Kt (1927-2005)". Google groups. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
23. ^ "First Gibraltarian Chief Justice appointed". Gibraltar Lawyers. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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