Chief Justice of Mauritius

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The Chief Justice of Mauritius is the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, overseeing the judiciary and presiding over its Supreme Court.

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Chief Justice of Mauritius canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office
advisedBy Prime Minister of Mauritius
appointedBy President of Mauritius
appointedUnder Constitution of Mauritius
associatedWith Mauritian Constitution
Mauritian Supreme Court Rules
category Chief justices by country
Judiciary of Mauritius
country Mauritius
firstHolder Sir Victor Glover
formationEvent Independence of Mauritius
hasPower to assign judges to different divisions of the Supreme Court of Mauritius
to issue practice directions to courts in Mauritius
to sit in any division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius
heads Judiciary of Mauritius
jurisdiction Mauritius
legalSystem mixed legal system of Mauritius
locatedIn Supreme Court building, Port Louis
mandatoryRetirementAge 67
memberOf Judicial and Legal Service Commission of Mauritius
nativeNameLanguage en
fr
officeFormation 1968
officeHoldersInclude Keshoe Parsad Matadeen
Rehana Bibi Mungly-Gulbul
Sir Ramesh Jeewoolall
Sir Victor Glover
Y. K. J. Yeung Sik Yuen
oversees judges of the Supreme Court of Mauritius
judicial officers of Mauritius
judiciary administration in Mauritius
magistrates of Mauritius
participatesIn Judicial Committee of the Privy Council appeals (as head of referring court)
partOf judicial branch of Mauritius
predecessorOffice Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mauritius (colonial era)
presidesOver Supreme Court of Mauritius
rank highest-ranking judicial officer in Mauritius
reportsTo no higher judicial authority within Mauritius
responsibleFor allocation of judicial business in the Supreme Court of Mauritius
ensuring proper administration of justice in Mauritius
supervision of lower courts in Mauritius
seat Port Louis
style The Honourable Chief Justice
linked to: Chief Justice
symbol Coat of arms of Mauritius
termLength serves until reaching mandatory retirement age

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Supreme Court of Mauritius headedBy Chief Justice of Mauritius
Judiciary of Mauritius headedBy Chief Justice of Mauritius