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- ↑ "The Judiciary of Malta : Judges". judiciarymalta.gov.mt.
- ↑ "Judge Joseph Azzopardi will be the new Chief Justice - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt.
- ↑ "Judge Joseph Azzopardi will be the new Chief Justice". MaltaToday.com.mt.
- 1 2 3 4 5 [judiciarymalta.gov.mt/file.aspx?f=447 CV Azzopardi
- 1 2 "Mr Justice Joseph Azzopardi to be new Chief Justice". Times of Malta. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ ToM
- ↑ Malta Today
- ↑ "Former chief justice Joseph Azzopardi takes oath as new standards czar". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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