Maria Candace Yuen Ka-ning JA, GBS was a Hong Kong judge.
11 Facts About Maria Yuen
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Maria Yuen has served as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal since May 2002.
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Maria Yuen graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an LLB in 1975.
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Maria Yuen obtained an LLM from the University of London in 1976.
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Maria Yuen was a barrister in private practice at Temple Chambers.
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Maria Yuen was Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 1983 to 1984.
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In 1997, Maria Yuen joined the bench as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
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Maria Yuen was the Judge in charge of the Companies and Bankruptcy List.
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On 6 May 2002, Maria Yuen was elevated to the Court of Appeal.
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Subsequently, when Ma was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal in 2010, it was announced that he would not hear any appeals from cases in which Maria Yuen has sat, nor would he deal with any administrative matter involving her.
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In June 2021, Maria Yuen was recommended for appointment as a permanent judge on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal by the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.