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Quick facts for kids Chief Justice of Malta Prim Imħallef ta' Malta
Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta
Incumbent Joseph Azzopardi since 26 April 2018
Style	His Honour the Chief Justice
Appointer	President of Malta
Term length	Until he attains the age of 65, resigns or impeached.
Inaugural holder	Giuseppe Borg Olivier
Formation	1814
Website	http://judiciarymalta.gov.mt/the-chief-justice

The Chief Justice of Malta is the main judge of the members of the Maltese judiciary and leads the business of the Superior Courts of Malta.

Duties

Deputy Chairman of the Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta.
President of the Court of Appeal (Superior Jurisdiction)
President of the Court of Criminal Appeal (Superior Jurisdiction)
President of the Constitutional Court

List

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Sir Giuseppe Borg Olivier GCMG	1814	1818
2	Waller Rodwell Wright	1819	1826
3	Sir John Stoddart	1826	1838
4	Sir Ignazio Gavino Bonavito GCMG	1839	1853
5	Sir Paolo Dingli GCMG	1854	1859
6	Sir Antonio Micallef GCMG	1859	1880
7	Sir Adrian Dingli GCMG, CB	1880	1894
8	Sir Giuseppe Carbone GCMG	1895	1913
9	Sir Vincenzo Frendo Azzopardi, CMG	1915	1919
10	Prof. Sir Michelangelo Refalo, CBE	1919	1923
11	Prof. Sir Arturo Mercieca	1924	1940
12	Sir George Borg, MBE	1941	1952
13	Sir Luigi Camilleri	1952	1957
14	Prof. Sir Anthony Mamo	1957	1971
13	Prof. John J.Cremona LL.D KOM, KM	1971	1981
14	Dr Carmelo Schembri LL.D	1981	1987
15	Prof Hugh W. Harding LL.D	1987	1990
16	Prof. Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici LL.D	1990	1995
17	Dr. Joseph Said Pullicino LL.D	1995	2002
18	Dr. Noel Arrigo LL.D	2002	2002
19	Dr. Vincent De Gaetano LL.D	2002	2010
20	Dr. Silvio Camilleri LL.D	2010	2018
21	Dr. Joseph Azzopardi LL.D	2018	Incumbent

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