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8. UNDER (A) AND (B) HIS EVENTUAL RETURN TO THE BENCH WOULD BE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: UNDER (C) THE FORMAL POSITION WOULD BE THAT THE NATURE. OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AFTER HIS TERM AS COMMISSIONER REMAINED OPEN, BUT MEANWHILE HIS CONNECTION WITH THE BENCH WAS SEVERED.
9. BECAUSE (A) AND (B) ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD THEY WOULD BE
PREFERABLE PROVIDED THEY WILL STAND UP LEGALLY. (C) HAS TACTICAL ATTRACTIONS, BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF YANG WOULD WEAR IT AND OF COURSE IT WOULD BE EMBARRASSING IF THE FACTS WERE TO LEAK
(THOUGH I DO NOT SEE WHY THEY SHOULD). BUT THE CRUX OF THE MATTER IS WHETHER SUCH AN APPOINTMENT, AND AN ARRANGEMENT ABOUT IT ALONG THE LINES OF (A), (B) OR (C) ABOVE, WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH ESTABLISHED BRITISH CONCEPTS OF WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR A SUPREME COURT JUDGE. I HOPE THE ANSWER IS AFFIRMATIVE AS THE APPOINTMENT IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS IS SO ATTRACTIVE, BUT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE STRONG SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS TO DEPLOY AS TO ITS LEGAL PROPRIETY. GRATEFUL FOR ADVICE.
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