Anthony Vella

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Anthony J. Vella
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Personal details
Born1965 (age 60–61)
NationalityFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Alma mater University of Malta
ProfessionJudge

Anthony J. Vella (born 8 December 1965 in Malta) is a Maltese judge. [1]

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Biography

Studies

Anthony Vella studied at Stella Maris School and St. Aloysius College. [2] He subsequently read law at the University of Malta. [2] Between 1988 and 1990 he presided the Students of Law Association and represented students on the Faculty Board. [2] He graduated as Doctor of Law (LL.D.) in 1991. [2] In 1997 he also gained a bachelor's degree in philosophy and theology and two years later earned a master's degree in financial services. [2]

Member of the Judiciary

Magistrate

Vella was sworn in as magistrate by President Guido de Marco in 2004, upon recommendation of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi. [2] [3]

He worked for several years in Malta's family court. [4]

In 2017-2018, Vella conducted the magisterial inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, becoming "a household name" according to the Times of Malta . [5]

Judge

In June 2018 Anthony Vella was appointed as Judge by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca upon recommendation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. [6] [7]

In his swearing-in ceremony he called to put an end to the distinction between Judges and Magistrates, stating that "the career of a magistrate should be a career in its own right". [4] [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Judges, judiciary.mt
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Voices director appointed magistrate". Times of Malta. 30 January 2004. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Council of Europe (2011). Yearbook of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Vol. 20. Leiden: Brill. p. 719. ISBN   978-90-04-33890-6.
  4. 1 2 "'Time has come for elimination of distinction in treatment of magistrates and judges' - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Family Court shakeup raises questions. Victor Paul Borg, Times of Malta, 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Three magistrates to be promoted to judges, three lawyers to be appointed magistrates - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Magistrate can't say whether he asked Daphne Caruana Galizia's family for her laptop". Malta Today . Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Agius, Matthew (19 October 2018). "Judges and magistrates should be treated equally, says newly-appointed judge". Malta Today. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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