Gerald Nazareth, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gerald Nazareth

Bermudian judge

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1932

Date of Death: 13-Aug-2018

Profession: judge

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Gerald Nazareth

  • Gerald Paul Nazareth CBE, GBS (Chinese: ???; 27 January 1932 – 13 August 2018) was a Hong Kong senior judge, who served in Hong Kong, Brunei and Bermuda. Gerald Nazareth was born in British Kenya.
  • He was educated at the Catholic Parochial School in Nairobi and St.
  • Xavier's College and Government Law College in Mumbai.
  • Mr.
  • Nazareth was called to the English Bar at Lincoln's Inn. Mr.
  • Nazareth joined the Kenyan Public Service in 1954, as a prosecutor.
  • He rose to the position of Senior Counsel.
  • He moved to the British Solomon Islands in 1963 to take up the appointment of Assistant Attorney General.
  • He subsequently became the Solicitor General and then Attorney General to the British Western Pacific High Commission.
  • Mr.
  • Nazareth also became a member of the island's Legislative and Executive Councils and was Deputy Governor for a short time. In 1976, he transferred to Hong Kong and joined the Hong Kong Legal Department as Assistant Principal Crown Counsel.
  • In 1977, he was promoted to Principal Crown Counsel.
  • Mr.
  • Nazareth served as Law Officer between 1979 and 1985.
  • He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1981.
  • He played an important role in drafting the Sino-British Joint Declaration regarding the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
  • He served as a judge in Hong Kong from 1985.
  • He retired to London in 2000, however he continued to be a non-permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong until 2012.
  • He also served as a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda from 2001-2010. Gerald Nazareth died in the UK on the 13th of August 2018, aged 86.
  • He is survived by his wife, three daughters and nine grandchildren.

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