Henry Litton OBE, GBM (Chinese: 列顯倫法官) (b. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Grand Bauhinia Medal ( the highest Award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system is to recognise the selected person's life-long and highly significant 1934) is a retired judge in Hong Kong. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
Born into a Eurasian family in Hong Kong, Henry Litton excelled in school during his early years in England and was educated in King's College, Taunton and Merton College, Oxford, where he graduated with honors in jurisprudence. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland King's College is a British Coeducational, secondary boarding school in Taunton, Somerset, England. See also Wardens of Merton College Oxford. Merton College is also the name of a college in the London Borough of Merton. Jurisprudence is the Theory and Philosophy of Law. Scholars of jurisprudence or legal philosophers hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature
After passing the Bar exam in 1959, Litton entered into private practice in Hong Kong where he was eminently successful as a trial lawyer. A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice Law in a given Jurisdiction. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1970 and co-founded the Hong Kong Law Journal with Gerald de Basto Q. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign &ndash are C. , another local barrister. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation He also served as Chairman of the Bar from 1971 to 1973, from 1977 to 1980 and again from 1983 to 1985. A bar association is a Professional body of Lawyers Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their Jurisdiction
Litton was appointed in 1989 an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his contribution to the law and was elevated to the bench in 1992 as a Justice of Appeal. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
He rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Vice President of the Court of Appeal in 1995 and a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong's court of last resort) in 1997, when British colonial rule in Hong Kong ended and China resumed its sovereignty over the region. The Court of Final Appeal ( is the court with the final adjudication power on the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some Jurisdictions the highest judicial body within that jurisdiction's
He assumed senior status three years later, citing personal reasons. He still hears cases on a part-time basis as a non-permanent judge of the Court he served.
Mr. Justice Litton is known to be a great advocate of environmentalism; his wife Linda Siddall was a founder and Director of Friends of the Earth (HK). Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. Friends of the Earth (HK Charity Limited is a Hong Kong based Environmental organisation founded in 1983 Litton is also an avid player of tennis. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)
| Preceded by: Gerald de Basto |
Chairman of Hong Kong Bar Association 1971-1973 |
Succeeded by: Gerald de Basto |
| Preceded by: Charles Ching |
Chairman of Hong Kong Bar Association 1977-1980 |
Succeeded by: Martin Lee |
| Preceded by: Martin Lee |
Chairman of Hong Kong Bar Association 1983-1985 |
Succeeded by: Denis Chang |
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