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The chief justice of Cyprus was the head of the

Supreme Court of Cyprus The Supreme Court of Cyprus () is the highest court of the Republic of Cyprus. It was established in 1964 from a merger of the Supreme Constitutional Court and the High Court. The Supreme Court is responsible both for examining whether the laws of ...

until 1961. The administration of Cyprus was taken over by the British government, following the

Russo-Turkish War The Russo-Turkish wars ( ), or the Russo-Ottoman wars (), began in 1568 and continued intermittently until 1918. They consisted of twelve conflicts in total, making them one of the longest series of wars in the history of Europe. All but four of ...

, under the Convention of 4 June 1878. Charles Alfred Cookson was appointed in that year as Chief Justice and Attorney General. Following the outbreak of hostilities between the two countries in 1914, the island was annexed by the

British Crown The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms. Depending on the context used, it generally refers to the entirety of the State (polity), state (or in federal realms, the relevant level of government in that state), the executive ...

. The country became independent on 16 August 1960. The Supreme Court of Cyprus was established in 1883. Until 1960, there was a right of appeal from the Supreme Court of Cyprus to the

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom. Established on 14 August ...

, which was terminated under the terms of Section 5 the Cyprus Act 1960

List of chief justices of Cyprus

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Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

Lists of political office-holders in Cyprus Chief justices Cyprus history-related lists