Thursday, August 16, 1973
NEW PUISNE JUDGE APPOINTED
Mr. Commissioner Morley-John has been appointed a Puisne Judge
of the Supreme Court.
Mr. Justice Morley-John was educated at Wycliffe College and
at Bristol University where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws Degree.
He was called to the Bar in 1950 by Gray's Inn and later practised
on the Western Circuit until he joined the service of the Hong Kong
Government as a Crown Counsel in July 1951.
He has acted as Deputy Registrar between 1952 and 1954 and sat
as a Magistrato in 1956.
In 1961 he was appointed Principal Crown Counsel and later in
the year became Director of Public Prosecutions.
He acted as Solicitor General in 1962 and again in 1966 until
his appointment as a District Judge in October 1967.
He has also acted as a Temporary Additional Puisne Judge and
a Commissioner of the Supreme Court on various occasions since 1968.
Mr. Justice Morley-John (50) is married with two children,
and is the holder of the Naval Reserve Decoration.
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