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Chief Justice Of Myanmar
This is a list of Chief Justices of the Union of Myanmar and its predecessor offices. History After the British conquest of Burma, there were initially a Judicial Commissioner of British Burma (later Judicial Commissioner of Lower Burma) and a Judicial Commissioner of Upper Burma. In 1900, the Judicial Commissioner of Lower Burma was replaced by a Chief Judge of the Chief Court of Lower Burma. In 1922, a unified High Court was established at Rangoon, headed by a Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon. During the Japanese occupation of Burma, the State of Burma also appointed a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. At independence, the 1947 Constitution of Burma established a Supreme Court, headed by a Chief Justice of the Union, as well as a High Court, headed by a Chief Justice of the High Court. Following the 1962 Burmese ''coup d'état'', both courts were replaced by a Chief Court, headed by a Chief Judge of the Chief Court (which was later changed to Chief Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Rule In Burma
( Burmese) , conventional_long_name = Colony of Burma , common_name = Burma , era = Colonial era , event_start = First Anglo-Burmese War , year_start = 1824 , date_start = 5 March , event_end = Independence declared , year_end = 1948 , date_end = 4 January , life_span = 1824–1948 , event1 = Anglo-Burmese Wars , date_event1 = 1824–1826, 1852–1853, 1885 , event2 = Separation from British India , date_event2 = 1937 ( Government of Burma Act) , event3 = Japanese and Thai occupation , date_event3 = 1942–1945 , p1 = British Raj , flag_p1 = British_Raj_Red_Ensign.svg , p2 = Konbaung Dynasty , flag_p2 = Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Nonrectangular).svg , p3 = State of Burma , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Maddock Robinson
Sir Sydney Maddock Robinson (3 December 1865 – 17 May 1948) was a British colonial judge who served as Chief Justice of the High Court of Burma from 1922 to 1925. The son of Walter Allen Robinson, Sydney Robinson was educated at Hereford Cathedral School and Brasenose College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1888, then practised at Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. .... He was appointed Public Prosecutor, Lahore in 1891, and then successively Junior Government Advocate, Government Advocate, and Legal Remembrancer to the Punjab Government. He was appointed Judge of the Chief Court of Lower Burma in 1908 and became Chief Judge in 1920. On the creation of a separate High Court for Burma in 1922, Robinson was appointed as its first Chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aung Toe
Aung Toe ( Burmese: အောင်တိုး ; 1924/5 – 24 May 2021) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Myanmar (Burma) from 1988 to 2011. Aung Toe served as Chief Justice of Myanmar for a total of twenty-two and-a-half-years, making him the longest-serving Chief Justice of Myanmar in the history of post-independence Myanmar. He said, "although there may be some diversity between countries of ASEAN ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, militar ..., we share the common sentiments of loving kindness, compassion and desire to help one another in times of need. They represent the noble spirit of the peoples of Southeast Asia". References 1920s births 2021 deaths Burmese judges University of Yangon alumni {{Myanmar-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maung Maung
Maung Maung ( my, မောင်မောင် ; 11 January 1925 – 2 July 1994) was the seventh president of Burma, and a well-known writer. Early life and career Maung Maung was born on 11 January 1925 in Mandalay, Upper Burma, British Burma. He is the son of lawyer U Sint and his wife Aye Tin. He graduated from BTN High School. He attended the fourth intake of the Japan Academy. In 1946, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Rangoon University. In 1949, he received a Bachelor of Law (BL) degree. He was a lecturer in the English department in Rangoon University, editor of the Burma Khit Newspaper, and Assistant Secretary of Burma Railways. In 1950, he received a scholarship to study in the UK. He entered the Lawyers' Association opened in Lincoln Guest House, Hague. He attended the international Law education school there. He received his LLD from Utrecht University in the Netherlands in June 1956. He temporarily relocated to the United States, as a Visiting Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ba U
Sir Ba U ( my, ဘဦး, ; 26 May 1887 – 9 November 1963), was a Burmese politician and lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma from 1948 to 1952, and the second president of Burma from 16 March 1952 to 13 March 1957. Born He was born on 26 May 1887 at Pathein in the Irrawaddy delta, son of U Poe Hla and Daw Nyunt. Education He passed university entry class from Rangoon Government High School. In 1907 he attended the University of Cambridge to study law and graduated in 1912. In the early 1950s, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at the University of Rangoon. Career He was employed as a lawyer in Yangon between 1913 and 1921. In 1921 he became a district judge. In 1932, he was appointed to the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon as a judge. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Burma from 1948 to 1952. He was knighted in 1947. He was a member of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League. Ba U served as a judge under British, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Roberts (Conservative Politician)
Sir Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts (20 April 1890 – 14 February 1969) was a Welsh barrister and Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Flintshire from 1924 to 1929, before becoming the Chief Justice of the Rangoon High Court. Biography Roberts was educated at Malvern College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he was President of the Oxford Union. During the First World War, he was a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and a court-martial officer in Palestine, for which he was mentioned in despatches. Roberts was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1916. He first stood for election to the House of Commons at the 1923 general election, when he failed to unseat the sitting Liberal MP Thomas Henry Parry. At the 1924 general election, when the reappearance of a Labour Party candidate split created a 3-way contest, he won the seat by a comfortable majority of 12% of the votes. He was defeated at the 1929 general election, and did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Page (judge)
Sir Arthur Page, QC (9 March 1876 – 1 September 1958) was a British barrister, judge, and jeu de paume player and cricketer who served as Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon. He played jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics and was also a first-class cricketer. He was a member of the Harrow School cricket team, played jeu de paume while attending Magdalen College, Oxford. A member of the Inner Temple, he was an attempted candidate in the 1910 United Kingdom general election for the Conservative Party in Derby, and served as a judge in Calcutta and Burma, where he was Chief Justice. He was appointed a KC in 1922. During the Second World War, Page was Chairman of the Evidence Section, Blockade Intelligence, Ministry of Economic Warfare The Minister of Economic Warfare was a British government position which existed during the Second World War. The minister was in charge of the Special Operations Executive and the Ministry of Economic Warfare. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Rutledge
Sir John Guy Rutledge, KC (18 March 1872 – 15 February 1930 in Rangoon, Burma) was a British barrister, judge and colonial official in Lower Burma. Early life and career in England Born in Aughnahoo, County Tyrone, Rutledge was educated at Queens College Galway, where he served as auditor of the college's Literary and Debating Society for the 1893-1894 session. He was awarded the BA degree of the Royal University of Ireland in 1893, and took his MA in 1894. He remained at QCG to study law, gaining scholarships in law for 1894-1895 and 1895-1896, and a senior exhibition in law for 1896-1897. Rutledge continued his studies in London, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1897. He devilled in the chambers of Mr Justice Horridge for 1897–8, after which he joined the Northern Circuit and practiced at Liverpool from 1898 to 1908. Career in Burma In 1908, he entered the Colonial Service, and was appointed Secretary of the Burma Legislative Council and Assistant S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Twomey
Sir Daniel Harold Ryan Twomey (1864 – 28 September 1935) was an Irish-born British colonial administrator and judge in Burma. He was Chief Judge of the Chief Court of Lower Burma from 1917 until his retirement in 1920. Biography The son of a Queenstown butcher and ship's chandler, Twomey was educated at St Stanislaus College, Tullamore and University College, London. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1882, and was appointed a deputy commissioner in Burma in 1890. He was called to the English bar by the Middle Temple in 1895. Twomey was appointed as Secretary to the Government of Burma in 1897, Secretary to the Chief Commissioner in 1899, Acting Chief Secretary in 1901, and Commissioner in 1905. He was also a member of the Legislative Council from 1901. He was appointed a Judge of the Chief Court of Lower Burma at Rangoon in 1910, and was promoted to be Chief Judge of the Chief Court in 1917, receiving a knighthood the same year. In 1911, he heard the Irish-born mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Occupation Of Burma
The Japanese occupation of Burma was the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan. The Japanese had assisted formation of the Burma Independence Army, and trained the Thirty Comrades, who were the founders of the modern Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw''). The Burmese hoped to gain support of the Japanese in expelling the British, so that Burma could become independent.Micheal Clodfelter. Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1500–2000. 2nd Ed. 2002 . p. 556Werner Gruhl, Imperial Japan's World War Two, 1931–1945 Transaction 2007 (Werner Gruhl is former chief of NASA's Cost and Economic Analysis Branch with a lifetime interest in the study of the First and Second World Wars.) In 1942, Japan invaded Burma and nominally declared the colony independent as the ''State of Burma'' on 17 May 1942. A puppet government led by Ba Maw was installed. However, many Burmese began to believe the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edmund Fox
Sir Charles Edmund Fox, KCSI (18 Feb. 1854–9 Oct. 1918) was a British barrister and judge in British Burma. He was Chief Judge of the Chief Court of Lower Burma from 1906 to 1917. The son of John Fox of St John's, Newfoundland, Charles Edmund Fox was educated at Prior Park College, Bath. He was called to the English bar in 1877, was Government Advocate, Burma from 1884 to 1900, Judge of Chief Court of Lower Burma from 1900 and Chief Judge of the Chief Court of Lower Burma from 1906 to 1917. In retirement he settled in Gloucester. Fox married Ethel Mary Hobhouse, eldest daughter of Sir Charles Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet (see Hobhouse baronets The Hobhouse Baronetcy, of Chantry House in the parish of Bradford-on-Avon in the County of Wiltshire and of Westbury College in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 December 1812 for ...), in 1877. References * https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Adamson
Sir Harvey Adamson (7 October 1854 – 28 March 1941) was a member of the Indian Civil Service who served as an Ordinary Member of the Council of the Governor-General of India and Lieutenant Governor of the British Crown Colony of Burma from May 1910 to October 1915, save for an interim period in 1913, when Sir George Shaw took the post. Life The son of the Rev. Alexander Adamson of Kinnermit, Harvey Adamson was educated at the Gymnasium, Old Aberdeen and Aberdeen University, where he was Fullerton Scholar in Mathematics in 1873 and Ferguson Scholar in Mathematics in 1874. He entered the Indian Civil Service by examination in 1875 and joined the Burma Commission in 1877. He was an assistant commissioner in Burma from 1877 to 1879, settlement officer from 1880 to 1885, deputy commissioner from 1886 to 1893, and commissioner from 1894 to 1899, chiefly of the Mandalay Division. From 1900 to 1905, he was judicial commissioner for Upper Burma, and from 1897 to 1900 he was lieutena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
