Chief Justice of Hong Kong [1] or erroneously Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (Chinese: 首席按察司, later on 首席大法官) was the most senior judge in the court system in Hong Kong until 1997.
The position was renamed in 1997 as Chief Judge of the High Court, while the role of head of the Hong Kong Judiciary was assumed by the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal.
A list of former justices of the Supreme Court:
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| John Walter Hulme | 1844-1860 |
| William Henry Adams | 1860-1865 |
| Sir John Smale | 1866-1881 |
| Sir George Phillippo | 1882-1888 |
| Sir James Russell | 1888-1892[2] |
| Sir Fielding Clarke | 1894[3] |
| Sir John Worrell Carrington | 1896-1901[4][5] |
| Sir William Meigh Goodman | 1902-1905[6] |
| Sir Francis Piggott | 1905-1912 |
| Sir William Rees-Davies | 1912-1924 |
| Sir Joseph Horsford Kemp | 1930-1933[7] |
| Sir Michael Hogan | 1955-1970 |
| Sir Ivo Charles Clayton Rigby | 1971-1975 |
| Sir Geoffrey Briggs | 1973-1978 |
| Sir Denys Roberts | 1979-1988 |
| Sir Ti-liang Yang | 1988-1996 |
| Sir Noel Power | 1996-1997 |
List of Chief Judges of the High Court, who replace the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after 1997:
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Patrick Chan | 1997-2000 |
| Arthur Leong Siu-chung | 2001-2003 |
| Geoffrey Ma | 2003-2010 |