Following some criticism on social media on the appointment of Salesi Temo as the Chief Justice of Fiji, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says they accept the criticism but they have worked according to the Constitution and has made the recommendation.
Chief Justice Temo was sworn-in at State House this morning.
He was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice in January last year following the suspension of late Chief Justice Kamal Kumar.
The Chief Justice is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Rabuka says the President has accepted the recommendation and made the appointment.
Chief Justice Temo’s judicial experience over the last thirty years includes his tenure as a Puisne Judge of the High Court since June 2009 with stints in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
He first joined the Judiciary in 1994 as a Resident Magistrate with a term as Chief Magistrate from 1997-2000.
The newly appointed Chief Justice executed his Oath of Allegiance and Oath of due execution of Judicial Office before the President, in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament, Filimone Jitoko, Cabinet Ministers, members of the Judiciary and Permanent Secretaries.
