Joseph Fok

Joseph Paul Fok (Chinese: 霍兆剛, born 24 September 1962) is a Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. At 51 years and 28 days, he is the second youngest-ever Judge to be appointed to the Court of Final Appeal, behind only Kemal Bokhary.

The Honourable Mr Justice
Joseph Paul Fok
PJ
霍兆剛
Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
Assumed office
21 October 2013
Designated National Security Law Judge
Assumed office
2021
Appointed byCarrie Lam
Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
In office
2011–2013
Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
In office
2010–2011
Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
In office
2003–2009
Personal details
Born24 September 1962
Hong Kong
Parent(s)Alison Bell and Dr. Fok Hin-tak
Alma materUniversity College London
Joseph Paul Fok
Traditional Chinese霍兆剛
Simplified Chinese霍兆刚

Early life

Fok is one of five children of Dr Alison Bell and Dr. Fok Hin-tak.

Fok obtained a Bachelor of Laws with honours from University College London in the United Kingdom in 1984. He attended the Inns of Court School of Law and passed the Bar Examination in 1985. He was called to the English Bar in 1985 and to the Hong Kong Bar in 1986.[1]

Fok was in private practice in Hong Kong from January 1987, and on a part‐time ad hoc basis in Singapore between March 2002 and March 2006. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 1999. He was a member of Temple Chambers.[2]

Judicial career

Fok was appointed a Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court from 2003 to 2009.

On 1 July 2006, Fok was appointed a justice of the peace.[3][4]

He joined the Judiciary as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court on 1 February 2010. Fok was appointed a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court on 1 February 2011.

He was appointed a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal in 2013, replacing Mr Justice Patrick Chan.[5]

References
  1. CV of Fok on Hong Kong Government Information Department website
  2. "History | Temple Chambers". Temple Chambers. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020.
  3. "G.N.(E.) 18" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 15, Vol. 10 (Extraordinary), 1 July 2006)
  4. "Justices of the Peace Appointments". Info.gov.hk. Government of Hong Kong. 1 July 2006.
  5. Top Court Gets New Permanent Judge, South China Morning Post, 9 April 2013.
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