Chief Justice of Cyprus

Supreme Court building, Nicosia

The chief justice of Cyprus was the head of the Supreme Court of Cyprus until 1961.

The administration of Cyprus was taken over by the British government, following the Russo-Turkish War, under the Convention of 4 June 1878. Charles Alfred Cookson was appointed in that year as Chief Justice and Attorney General. Following the outbreak of hostilities between the two countries in 1914, the island was annexed by the British Crown. The country became independent on 16 August 1960.^[1]

The Supreme Court of Cyprus was established in 1883.

Until 1960, there was a right of appeal from the Supreme Court of Cyprus to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which was terminated under the terms of Section 5 the Cyprus Act 1960[1]

List of chief justices of Cyprus

References

1. Hakki, Murat. Cyprus Issue: A Documentary History, 1878-2006. p. 3.
2. "No. 26917". The London Gazette. 7 December 1897. p. 7348.
3. Venn, John. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students ..., Volume 2. p. 263.
4. "Anzac Day in London". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 22 April 1938. Retrieved 18 November 2016 – via Trove.
5. "The Church House, Westminster, S.W.1. 26th April, 1957" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 41059. London. 30 April 1957. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.