David Wong Dak Wah
David Wong Dak Wah | |
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| 黄达华 | |
| 5th Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak | |
| In office 11 July 2018 – 19 February 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Appointed by | Muhammad V |
| Preceded by | Richard Malanjum |
| Succeeded by | Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Wong Dak Wah 20 August 1953[1] Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)[2] |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Spouse | Janet Wong Ying Kin |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Lawyer |
David Wong Dak Wah | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 黃達華 |
| Simplified Chinese | 黄达华 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Dáhuá |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Vòng Tha̍t-fà |
| Jyutping | Wong4 Daat6 Waa4 |
| Hokkien POJ | N̂g Ta̍t-hôa |
| Tâi-lô | N̂g Ta̍t-huâ |
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Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah (simplified Chinese: 黄达华; traditional Chinese: 黃達華; pinyin: Huáng Dáhuá; Jyutping: Wong4 Daat6 Waa4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Ta̍t-hôa; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Tha̍t-fà; born 20 August 1953)[3] is a Malaysian lawyer and judge who served as the fifth Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak.
Education
[edit]Wong attended the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom.), majoring in accountancy, in 1976 and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1977.[4]
Career
[edit]On 29 September 2005, Wong was appointed as judicial commissioner at the High Court in Kuching. He was promoted to the post of judge at the same court on 11 April 2007.
On 15 January 2009, he was transferred to the High Court in Kota Kinabalu.
On 8 January 2013, he was appointed as a judge at the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, second highest court in the judicial hierarchy of Malaysia. He held this position until 27 April 2018. He was then appointed a judge at the Federal Court of Malaysia,[5] ascending to the apex court in the country. Less than two months later, Wong was sworn in by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) to the office of Chief Judge of The High Court of Sabah and Sarawak (CJSS), replacing Richard Malanjum who was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of Malaysia.[6] As such, he now occupies the fourth highest judicial office in the country after the Chief Justice of Malaysia (CJ), President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (PCA) and Chief Judge of The High Court of Malaya (CJM).
On 19 February 2020, Wong officially retired as CJSS having reached the mandatory retirement age.[7][8][9]
Honours
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Malaysia :
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (2019)[10]
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (2009)[11]
Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (2018)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "若没修宪延长法官退休年龄‧"里察任期至明年4月"" (in Chinese). Sin Chew Daily. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "丘家绵盛赞东马大法官·"黄达华实至名归"" (in Chinese). Sin Chew Daily. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak". Judiciary of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "UNSW Law alumnus David Wong appointed to Malaysia's top court". UNSW Faculty of Law. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "King presents letters of appointment to 14 judges". Bernama. The Borneo Post. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "David Wong sworn in as new Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak". The Star (Malaysia). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Edward, Churchill (17 February 2020). "Sabah, Sarawak Chief Justice Wong retires next month, no word on successor yet". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Tawie, Sulok (17 February 2020). "Chief Judge of Sabah, Sarawak retires next month". Malay Mail. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Sabah and Sarawak Chief Justice calls it a day". The Borneo Post. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "CJ, AG Tommy Thomas, IGP among those awarded 'Tan Sri' in conjunction with Agong's birthday". Bernama. Malay Mail. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Isteri PM dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah". Bernama (in Malay). The Star (Malaysia). 6 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. The Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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