The Right Honourable Tan Sri SirPhilip Ernest Housden PikePMN QC | |
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2nd Chief Justice of Borneo | |
In office 11 September 1965 – 27 August 1968 | |
Nominated by | Harold Wilson |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sir William Campbell Wylie |
Succeeded by | Ismail Khan Ibrahim Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1914-03-06)6 March 1914 Colony of Jamaica |
Died | 20 March 2011(2011-03-20) (aged 97) |
Citizenship | British citizenship |
Alma mater | Middle Temple |
Occupation | Judge |
Profession | Barrister |
Tan Sri Sir Philip Ernest Housden Pike, PMN, QC (6 March 1914 – 20 March 2011) was a Jamaican barrister and judge who served as the second Chief Justice of Borneo, and later Chief Justice of Malawi and Chief Justice of Swaziland.
Early life and education
Pike was born in the Colony of Jamaica on 6 March 1914. He attended the local De Carteret School and Munro College. At the age of 24, he was called to the English Bar by Middle Temple on 29 June 1938.
Career
Pike's first appointment came on 22 May 1949 when he was appointed as a legal draftsman of the Kenya Colony. On 15 January 1950, he was officially appointed acting Solicitor-General in addition to his duties as legal draftsman. He would assume the same acting duties again beginning 11 April 1951. Pike served in this office until the 5 May 1952.
After leaving Kenya, Pike was next assigned to the Uganda Protectorate. On 1 February 1954, he was appointed as one of the members of the Uganda Legislative Council.
In 1958, Pike was assigned to the Crown Colony of Sarawak to serve as its Attorney-General. Later in September 1965, he was elevated as Chief Justice of Borneo, an office he held until his retirement in August 1968.
Pike was appointed acting Chief Justice of Malawi in 1969, and then Chief Justice of Swaziland from 1970 to 1972.
Personal life and death
Pike died on 20 March 2011, at the age of 97.
Honours
- Malaysia :
- Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN (K)) - Tan Sri (1968)
- United Kingdom :
- Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Sir (1969)
References
- "Joint Opening of the Legal Year 2010 Sabah & Sarawak" (PDF). Advocates' Association of Sarawak. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Former Chief Justice". judiciary.kehakiman.gov.my. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- Hartwell, C. H. (7 June 1949). "APPOINTMENTS". The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- Thornley, C. H. (17 January 1950). "APPOINTMENTS". The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- Thornley, C. H. (10 April 1951). "APPOINTMENTS". The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- Thornley, C. H. (13 May 1952). "REVERSIONS". The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 5 FEBRUARY, 1954" (PDF). The London Gazette. 5 February 1954. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 18 JULY, 1958" (PDF). The London Gazette. 18 July 1958. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Southern Africa". South Africa, Limited. 1970.
- "Who's who of Southern Africa". Argus Printing & Publishing Company. 1977.
- "Pike, Sir Philip Ernest Housden". WHO WAS WHO 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 14TH JUNE 1969" (PDF). The London Gazette. 14 June 1969. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded bySir William Campbell Wylie | Chief Justice of Borneo 1965–1968 |
Succeeded byIsmail Khan Ibrahim Khan |
Chief judges of Sabah and Sarawak | |
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Chief justices of Sarawak (1930–1951) |
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Chief justices of North Borneo (1934–1951) | |
Chief justices of the Combined Judiciary of Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei (1951–1963) | |
Chief justices of Borneo (1963–1994) | |
Chief judges of Sabah and Sarawak (1994–present) |
- 1914 births
- 2011 deaths
- 20th-century Jamaican lawyers
- Chief justices of Eswatini
- Chief justices of Malawi
- Expatriates in Uganda
- Jamaican King's Counsel
- 20th-century King's Counsel
- Jamaican knights
- Jamaican Knights Bachelor
- Members of the Middle Temple
- Jamaican expatriates in Kenya
- Jamaican expatriates
- Jamaican expatriates in Malaysia
- Honorary commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- People educated at Munro College