Sir H. de Sausmarez When Sir Havilland do Saus-mare, Judge of H. M. Supreme Court, went Home on leave last year, it was generally understood that at the end of his leave he would retire from the Bench. This anticipation is now confirmed, news having been received that his
next. retirement will date from May li)
Of equal interest is the information which has at the same time nm received that his Honour Judge Skinner Turner, who has hold the position in the absence of Sir Havilland, has been appointed Judge of the Supreme Court. The community will join with us in offering our congratulations to his Lordship on the appointment to a post which during these months he has filled with dignity and satisfaction to all concerned.
Judge Skinner Turner came to Shanghai atthe beginning of 1916, continuing a career in the Foreign Office Judicial Service which was started in 1900. He had consular and judicial experience in Uganda and Mombasa, and his subsequent appointments included a judgeship of first instance in H. M. Court for Zanzibar. He was afterwards Judge of the Appeal Court for East Africa and Judge of H. M. Court for Siam, while he had also been an adviser of the Siamese Government and a judge of the Highest Siamese Court of Appeal. To this experience he has now added five years of service in Shanghai, and thus is eminently qualified to deal with the intricate situations arising from the operation of extraterritorial law, which so often comes before the Court.
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