JUSTICE Kamal Kumar will be appointed Acting Chief Justice with effect from April 8, 2019.
This appointment will be made effective after Chief Justice Anthony Gates retires from the legal fraternity on April 7.
Fiji’s President Major-General (Ret’d) Jioji Konrote said there were few more inspiring examples of professionalism and patriotism than the decades of service Justice Gates had given to the country.
“Among the legal fraternity, the depth of his civility, the strength of his character, along with the sharpness of his wit, are all without question,” Mr Konrote said.
Justice Gates was first appointed to the High Court of Fiji in 1999.
In early 2007, he was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice, going on to receive a substantive appointment as Fiji’s Chief Justice in 2008.
