High Court Ordinance

(1)
The judges of the High Court shall take precedence in the following
order—
(a)
the Chief Judge of the High Court;
(Amended
79 of 1995 s. 50
)
(aa)
the vice-presidents of the Court of Appeal who among themselves shall rank
                    according to the priority of their respective appointments as
                        vice-presidents;
(Added
52 of 1987 s. 6
)
(b)
the Justices of Appeal (other than vice-presidents), who among themselves
                    shall rank according to the priority of their respective appointments;
(Amended
52 of 1987 s. 6
)
(c)
the judges of the Court of First Instance, who among themselves shall rank
                    according to the priority of their respective appointments;
(ca)
the recorders of the Court of First Instance, who among themselves shall
                        rank according to the priority of their respective
appointments:
Provided that, where the
                        Governor is of the opinion that there are sufficient reasons for so doing,
                        he may determine the precedence of recorders irrespective of the priority of
                        their appointments;
(Added
80 of 1994 s. 6
)
(d)
deputy judges, who among themselves shall rank according to the priority
                        of their respective
appointments:
Provided that, where the
                        Governor is of the opinion that there are sufficient reasons for so doing,
                        he may determine the precedence of deputy judges irrespective of the
                        priority of their appointments.
(Amended
49 of 1983 s. 4
)
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection
(1
)(
b)
and (c), where the Secretary of
                State is of the opinion that there are sufficient reasons for so doing, he may
                determine the precedence of the Justices of Appeal or the judges of the Court of
                First Instance, as the case may be, irrespective of the priority of their
                appointments.