Ian McWalters

Ian Charles McWalters SC (Chinese: 麥偉德; born 1951) is a judge and former prosecutor.

The Honourable Mr Justice Ian McWalters SC
Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Judge of the Court of First Instance
In office 2011–2014
Director of Public Prosecutions
In office 22 October 2009 – 9 February 2011
Preceded by	Ian Grenville Cross
Succeeded by	Kevin Zervos
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 68–69) Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney

Legal career

McWalters graduated from the University of Sydney with a BA in 1972 and subsequently obtained an LLB in 1975.[1]

He was admitted as solicitor in New South Wales, in 1975 and as barrister and solicitor in Papua New Guinea in the same year. He was admitted as barrister and solicitor in the Australian Capital Territory in 1994 and as barrister in Queensland in 2001.[1]

McWalters was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 2001. He took silk in 2005.[1]

In 2009, McWalters was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions of Hong Kong.[2]

Judicial career

In 2011, McWalters was appointed a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong. As he was the DPP in the Department of Justice prior to the appointment, he could not, for six months after joining the Judiciary, deal with any criminal trials or appeals or any civil cases involving the Government.[1]

In 2014, he was appointed Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong.[3]

References

1. "Judicial appointment announced". Info.gov.hk. Government of Hong Kong. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
2. "Ian McWalters made chief prosecutor". Archive.news.gov.hk. Government of Hong Kong. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
3. "Judicial appointment". Info.gov.hk. Government of Hong Kong. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2016-12-12.

Legal offices
Preceded by Ian Grenville Cross	Director of Public Prosecutions of Hong Kong 2009–2011	Succeeded by Kevin Zervos