Maltese-born judge to head English judiciary

Maltese-born Sir Igor Judge has been appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

Sir Igor, 67, is the son of Rosa Micallef-Judge and was educated at St Edward's College, Oratory School, Woodcote and Magdalene College, Cambridge.

He will take over in October as head of the judiciary from Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers.

He was appointed judge in 1988 promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1996 and became a Privy Councillor.

He became Deputy Lord Chief Justice in 2003 and Head of Criminal Justice in January 2007.

Comments

Julian Gatt (on 9/7/08)

Well done the 'Judge', I must remember to tell him I went to St.Edwards if I ever get into trouble in England. All jokes aside it is excellent to see a man of talent being rewarded with the appropriate position but such a shame that one of the few intelligent and obviously smart ones that could actiually be very useful on this island, got away. It appears that most, but not all I stress, of the really talented people leave the island for better opportunities and conditions as well as rewards as Malta just does not reward employees for hard word. I am sure statistics will show that most graduates leave the island within a year or two of graduating and many never return. Maltese work hard but if you are not in the 'right clique' or you do not suck up to the boss you will never get anywhere. Just ask most workers what they think of their boss and the conditions they work under, and then ask them what they they think the future holds for them as far as income is concerned. Good luck M'lord Igor.

Denis catania (on 9/7/08)

Congratulations. Sir Igor don't judge for the people who appointed you, but for the people you represent (the everyday citizen) Maybe you can influence the British government to give your homeland everything they stole from the Maltese Islands.

Victor Laiviera (on 8/7/08)

Congratulations.