The Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission (JORC, ) is a statutory body in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
responsible for advising and making recommendations to the
Chief Executive on judicial appointments and related matters established after the
Handover in accordance with the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission Ordinance (Cap. 92). According to Article 88 of the
Basic Law, the Chief Executive shall appoint judges on the recommendation of the Commission, suggesting that she is not empowered to make appointments on her own accord.
The Commission is chaired by the
Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
The chief justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, sometimes informally known as the chief justice of Hong Kong, is the head of the Judiciary of Hong Kong and the chief judge of the Court of Final Appeal. The chief justice is one of t ...
''ex-officio'' and is composed of the
Secretary for Justice ''ex-officio'' and 7 other members appointed by the Chief Executive, including two judges, a barrister (typically recommended by the
Hong Kong Bar Association), a solicitor (typically recommended by the
Law Society of Hong Kong), and three other persons not connected with the practice of law. Resolutions of the Commission are effective upon a quorum of 7 members, of which at least two less than the number present must vote in favor. No member has veto power.
Current members
* The Hon Mr Justice
Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, Chairperson ''ex-officio'' as Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
* The Hon
Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah SC, ''ex-officio'' as Secretary for Justice
* The Hon Mr Justice
Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor,
Chief Judge of the High Court
* The Hon Madam Justice
Carlye Chu Fun-ling, Justice of Appeal of the High Court
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Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 25, Vol. 24, 19 June 2020)["G.N. 1367"](_blank)
Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 12, Vol. 26, 25 March 2022)
* Victor Dawes SC, Chairman of the
Hong Kong Bar Association
* Melissa Kaye Pang, Former President of the Law Society
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Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 24, Vol. 25, 18 June 2021)
* Anita Fung Yuen-mei, former Chief Executive of the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation
"G.N. 3760"
Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 24, Vol. 23, 14 June 2019)
* Pamela Chan Wong-shui, former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Consumer Council
* Liu Pak-wai, Professor of Economics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
References
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Hong Kong legal professionals
Statutory bodies in Hong Kong