Researching Gerald Nazareth
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The name Gerald means "Spear Warrior" and is of Teutonic origin.
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Gerald Nazareth
Gerald Paul Nazareth CBE, GBS ( 27 January 1932 – 13 August 2018) was a Hong Kong senior judge, who served in Hong Kong, Brunei and Bermuda.
Gerald Nazareth was born in British Kenya. He was educated at the Catholic Parochial School in Nairobi and St. Xavier's College and Government Law College in Mumbai. Mr. Nazareth was called to the English Bar at Lincoln's Inn.
Mr. Nazareth joined the Kenyan Public Service in 1954, as a prosecutor. He rose to the position of Senior Counsel. He moved to the British Solomon Islands in 1963 to take up the appointment of Assistant Attorney General. He subsequently became the Solicitor General and then Attorney General to the British Western Pacific High Commission. Mr. Nazareth also became a member of the island's Legislative and Executive Councils and was Deputy Governor for a short time.
In 1976, he transferred to Hong Kong and joined the Hong Kong Legal Department as Assistant Principal Crown Counsel. In 1977, he was promoted to Principal Crown Counsel. Mr. Nazareth served as Law Officer between 1979 and 1985. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1981. He played an important role in drafting the Sino-British Joint Declaration regarding the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He served as a judge in Hong Kong from 1985. He retired to London in 2000, however he continued to be a non-permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong until 2012. He also served as a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda from 2001-2010.
Gerald Nazareth died in the UK on 13 August 2018, aged 86. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and nine grandchildren.
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