Frank Stock, GBS (Chinese: 司徒敬; born 15 June 1945) is a Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. He was until 2014 a Vice President of the Hong Kong Court of Appeal.
The Honourable Mr Justice Frank Stock | |
|---|---|
| Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Designated National Security Law Judge | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Carrie Lam |
| Vice President of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong | |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1992–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1945 Southern Rhodesia |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
Early life and education
editBorn in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Stock received his education in the United Kingdom. In 1967, he graduated from the University of Liverpool with a law degree.[1]
Legal career
editIn 1968, Stock started his legal career as a barrister in England and Wales where he was in private practice for 10 years. He moved to Hong Kong in 1978 where he served in the Legal Department as a Crown Counsel. Within a year, he was promoted to Senior Crown Counsel, and by 1984, he was Principal Crown Counsel. Stock was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1984 and took silk in 1985.[2]
From 1987 to 1991 he was the Solicitor General. In 1991, he left the civil service.[3]
Judicial career
editIn 1991, Stock sat as a Deputy High Court Judge.[2]
In 1992, Stock was appointed as a full-time judge of the High Court of Justice of the Supreme Court (which became the Court of First Instance of the High Court on 1 July 1997). From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of the Insider Dealing Tribunal. He was Judge in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law List from 1999 to 2000.[2]
Stock was elevated to the Court of Appeal in October 2000.[2] He was appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal on 7 July 2009.[3][4]
He was appointed a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal in 2010.[5] From 2010 to 2014, he primarily sat in the Court of Appeal and heard a few cases in the Court of Final Appeal.
He retired from the Court of Appeal as a full-time judge in 2014, but remains a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal.[6][7]
In 2014, Stock was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Chief Executive.[8]
In May 2023, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) of the United States Congress suggested the United States government imposing sanctions on Stock to counter the erosion of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong over his handling of Jimmy Lai's national security law case.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Annex Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Judicial Appointment". Government of Hong Kong. 3 October 2000. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Judicial Appointment". Government of Hong Kong. 25 June 2009.
- ^ Moy, Patsy (11 May 2010). "Top judge slams 'shotgun' challenges". The Standard. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Senior Judicial Appointments: Non-Permanent Hong Kong Judges of the Court of Final Appeal". 8 April 2010.
- ^ Speech by Secretary for Justice on Stock's retirement.
- ^ "The Honourable Mr Justice Frank STOCK, GBS". Court of Final Appeal.
- ^ "G.N.(E.) 22" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 22 Vol. 18 (Extraordinary), 1 July 2014)
- ^ "ONE CITY, TWO LEGAL SYSTEMS: HONG KONG JUDGES' ROLE IN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW". Congressional-Executive Commission on China. 10 May 2023.
- ^ "No bail should be granted to defendants charged under national security law, says prosecutor". The Standard. 1 February 2021.