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Malcolm Bishop

Also Known As Malcolm Leslie Bishop
Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania

Malcolm Bishop is a British jurist who has served as Lord Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tonga and President of the Land Court since 1 September 2024, appointed by King Tupou VI, becoming the first openly gay Lord Chief Justice of Tonga.

Facts
Role
Lord Chief Justice and President of the Land Court of the Kingdom of Tonga 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Welsh 3
Born
1944 3
Birth Date
1944-10-09 3
Classification
Field of Law
Family Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Chief Justice 2
Connections

In Legal System

Common Law, Legal Systems
Source Central Intelligence Agency: Tonga, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)

Member Of

Crown Court, Courts
Source Malcolm Bishop, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Malcolm Bishop, Wikipedia
Sources
1. Malcolm Bishop (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Full article, gender
    Bishop was educated at Ruabon Grammar School and Regent's Park College, Oxford, of which he is now Honorary Standing Counsel.
  • Full article, field of law
    He serves as a Deputy High Court Judge, Recorder of the Crown Court, Chairman of the Isle of Man Legal Services Commission, Bencher of the Inner Temple, and a member of the Family Law Bar Association Committee and he was formerly a member of the Bar Council.
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2. Lord Chief Justice and President of the Land Court of the Kingdom of Tonga, 30 Park Place
Article body, first paragraph
Quote, Article body, first paragraph
has been appointed Lord Chief Justice and President of the Land Court of the Kingdom of Tonga
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3. Malcolm Bishop, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1, full name
    Malcolm Leslie Bishop
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1, birth date
    (born 9 October 1944)
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1, birth year
    (born 9 October 1944)
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1, nationality
    (born 9 October 1944) is a Welsh lawyer and translator.
  • Member Of: Crown Court, Wikipedia lead paragraph
    Counsel. He serves as a Deputy High Court Judge, Recorder of the Crown Court, Chairman of the Isle of Man Legal Services Commission, Bencher of t
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Wikidata: Malcolm Bishop
Wikidata Q6742189, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Central Intelligence Agency: Tonga, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIn Legal System: Common Law, Government: Legal system
Quote, In Legal System: Common Law, Government: Legal system
English common law
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