Patrick Chan (judge) - Mashpedia All-in-One Encyclopedia

The Hon Mr Justice Patrick Chan (陳兆愷)
Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
Incumbent
Assumed office 2000
Chief Judge of the High Court
In office 1997–2000
Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
In office 1992–1997
District Court
In office 1987–1991
Personal details
Born	Hong Kong

Patrick Chan Siu-oi (traditional Chinese: 陳兆愷; simplified Chinese: 陈兆恺; pinyin: Chén Zhaòkaǐ) is a judge in Hong Kong. He is currently one of the three Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal.^[1]

Early life and education [edit]

Born in Hong Kong, Patrick Chan attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, a prominent Jesuit high school in Hong Kong. He received his Bachelor of Laws ("LLB") degree at the University of Hong Kong in 1974.

Judicial career [edit]

Between 1987 and 1991, he served as judge in District Courts. In 1991, he was appointed Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court . In 1992, he began serving as a Judge in the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong. In 1997, Chan was appointed Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong and became the first local graduate to serve in that position.^[2] In 2000, he was appointed a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal.

References [edit]

^ Hong Kong Judiciary webpage, "About Us - List of Judges and Judicial Officers (Position as at 06 February 2012)", retrieved March 7, 2012.
^ "榮譽法學博士陳兆愷法官" [Honorable JD Judge Chan Siu-oi] (pdf) (in Chinese). Retrieved Oct 6, 2009.

Legal offices
Preceded by Noel Power as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Acting	Chief Judge of the High Court 1997–2000	Succeeded by Arthur Leong
Preceded by Henry Litton	Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal 2000–present With: Kemal Bokhary (2000–2012} Robert Ribeiro (2000–present)	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Previous: Eric Chan Director of Immigration	Hong Kong order of precedence Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal	Succeeded by Robert Ribeiro Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal