Education
He received his Bachelor of Laws ("Bachelor of Laws") degree in 1974 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws in 1975 from the University of Hong Kong.
陳兆愷, 陈兆恺
He received his Bachelor of Laws ("Bachelor of Laws") degree in 1974 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws in 1975 from the University of Hong Kong.
He currently serves as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal having previously been a Permanent Judge of that court. He was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1976 and was a barrister in private practice until he joined the Judiciary as a District Judge in 1987. Between 1987 and 1991, he served as judge in District Courts, having been appointed a District Judge on 9 November 1987.
In 1991, he was appointed Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court.
In 1992, he began serving as a Judge in the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong. In 1997, Chan was appointed Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong and became the first local graduate to serve in that position.
In 2000, he was appointed a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal.