Maria Yuen

Maria Candace Yuen Ka-ning (Chinese: 袁家寧; born 1953) is a Hong Kong judge. She has served as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal since May 2002.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuen.
The Honourable Madam Justice

Maria Candace Yuen Ka-ning

JA
袁家寧
Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
Assumed office
2002
Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
In office
1997–2002
Personal details
Born1953 (age 67–68)
British Hong Kong
Spouse(s)Geoffrey Ma
Alma materUniversity of London
University of Hong Kong

Education

Yuen was educated at Sacred Heart Canossian College.[1] She graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an LLB in 1975. She obtained an LLM from the University of London in 1976.[2]

Yuen was called to the Bar in Inner Temple in England and the Hong Kong Bar in 1977.[2] She was a barrister in private practice at Temple Chambers.[3] She was Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 1983 to 1984.[4]

In 1997, Yuen joined the bench as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court. She was the Judge in charge of the Companies and Bankruptcy List.[2]

On 6 May 2002, Yuen was elevated to the Court of Appeal.[2][5] On 15 November 2002, her husband (Geoffrey Ma) was also appointed to the Court of Appeal. The Chief Judge of the High Court (Arthur Leong) announced that they would not sit in the same division when hearing cases in the Court of Appeal.[6] Subsequently, when Ma was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal in 2010, it was announced that he would not hear any appeals from cases in which Yuen has sat, nor would he deal with any administrative matter involving her.[7]

References
  1. "Graduation Ceremony 1516". Sacred Heart Canossian College. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020.
  2. "Judicial Appointment". Government of Hong Kong. 3 May 2002.
  3. "History | Temple Chambers". Temple Chambers. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020.
  4. "Past Officers". Hong Kong Bar Association.
  5. "G.N. 2710" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 19, Vol. 6, 10 May 2002)
  6. "Judicial Appointment". Government of Hong Kong. 14 November 2002.
  7. "Appointment of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal". Government of Hong Kong. 8 April 2010.
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