The chief justice of Zanzibar is the highest judge of Zanzibar, part of the state of the United Republic of Tanzania. He is appointed by the president of Zanzibar in consultation with the Judicial Services Commission and presides over the High Court for Zanzibar.
History
Zanzibar became a British protectorate following the Anglo-German Agreement of 1890.Bennett (1978), p. 162 An Order of Council created Her Britannic Majesty's Court for Zanzibar with a presiding judge in 1897Oliver and Low (1976), p. 351 and another order established the High Court in 1925. The protectorate gained its independence in December 1963 as a constitutional monarchy inside the Commonwealth and after a revolution a month later was transformed into the Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba.Bennett (1978), p. 266
In 1964 it merged with Tanganyika into the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which later in that year was renamed to United Republic of Tanzania.Heyns (1997), p. 283 Despite the unification both parts of the new state retained their former judicial systems.
Chief judges of Zanzibar
1897–1901: Walter Borthwick Cracknall 1901–1904: George Bettesworth Piggott 1904–1914: Lindsey Smith 1915–1919: James William MurisonMercer (1923), p. 690 1919–1925: Thomas Symonds Tomlinson"Who's Who (1935), p. 3336
Chief justices of Zanzibar
1925–1928: Thomas Symonds Tomlinson 1928–1933: George Hunter Pickering"Who's Who (1935), p. 2647 1934–1939: Charles Ewan Law 1939–1941: John Verity 1941–1952: John Milner Gray 1952–1955: George Gilmour Robinson 1955–1959: Ralph Windham 1959–1964: Gerald MacMahon Mahon 1964–1969: Revolutionary Council (Chief Justice: Geoffrey Jonas Horsfall) 1970–1978: Ali Haji Pandu 1978-1989: Augustino Ramadhani 1985–2011: Hamid Mahmoud Hamid 2011–2021 Omar Makungu 2021-Khamis Ramadhan Abdalla
See also
Chief Justice of Tanzania
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