The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the legal system of Hong Kong. It consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance; it deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It is a superior court of record of unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction. It was named the Supreme Court before 1997. Though previously named the Supreme Court, this Court has long been the local equivalent to the Senior Courts of England and Wales and has never been vested with the power of final adjudication.
There are various levels of judiciary in England and Wales—different types of courts have different styles of judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of importance, in line with the order of the courts in which they sit, so that judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are generally given more weight than district judges sitting in county courts and magistrates' courts. On 1 April 2020 there were 3,174 judges in post in England and Wales. Some judges with United Kingdom-wide jurisdiction also sit in England and Wales, particularly Justices of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and members of the tribunals judiciary.
A Justice of the High Court, commonly known as a ‘High Court judge’, is a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges. High Court Judges wear red and black robes.
Sir Robin St John Knowles CBE, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Knowles, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
The Judges' Council is a body in England and Wales that, representing the judiciary, advises the Lord Chief Justice on judicial matters. It has its historical roots in the original Council of the Judges of the Supreme Court, created by the Judicature Act 1873 to oversee the new Supreme Court of Judicature. This body initially met regularly, reforming the procedure used by the circuit courts, and the new High Court of Justice but met less regularly as time went on, meeting only twice between 1900 and 1907, with a gap of ten years between meetings in 1940 and 1950 respectively. After relative inactivity, it was eventually wound up through the Supreme Court Act 1981, which contained no provisions for its continued existence, something Denis Dobson attributes to newer bodies which performed the duties the Council had originally been created to do.
Sir Ernest Nigel Ryder, became a Lord Justice of Appeal in April 2013 and was appointed Senior President of Tribunals in September 2015. In July 2020, Ryder became the Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.
Sir Timothy Victor Holroyde, PC, styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Holroyde, is an English Court of Appeal judge, formerly a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in October 2017. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2017. In 2015 he was appointed a member of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, and served as its Chairman between 2018 and 2022. In June 2022 he was appointed Vice-President of the Court of Appeal, succeeding Lord Justice Fulford.
Sir Peter Marcel Roth, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Roth, is a British High Court judge.
Sir George Anthony Mann, is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Nicholas John Gorrod Blake, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Blake, is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Mark David John Warby PC, styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Warby, is a Lord Justice of Appeal.
Sir Ian William Dove, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Dove, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Roderick Brian Newton, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Newton, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Michael Victor Lunn, GBS, KC, SC is a senior judge. He is Chairman of the Market Misconduct Tribunal and the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal in Hong Kong.
Sir Andrew William Baker, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Andrew Baker, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He is currently Judge in Charge of the Admiralty Court.
Sir Richard Andrew Snowden, PC, styled Lord Justice Snowden, is a Lord Justice of Appeal.
Sir Timothy Julian Kerr, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Kerr, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Peter Donald Fraser, styled The Honourable Mr Justice Fraser, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Christopher John Butcher styled The Hon Mr Justice Butcher, is a British High Court Judge.
Sir David Andrew Foxton is a British High Court judge.
