New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has been appointed as chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council for a term ending on November 12, 2028. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a communication to Justice Lokur, said the judge would head the council, which also comprises other distinguished jurists.
"I have the pleasure to appoint you, with immediate effect, as a member of the Internal Justice Council, in the capacity of chairperson, for a term ending on November 12, 2028," the communication dated December 19 said.
"The other members of the Council (in alphabetical order) are: Ms Carmen Artigas (Uruguay), distinguished external jurist nominated by staff; Ms Rosalie Balkin (Australia), distinguished external jurist nominated by management; Mr Stefan Brezina (Austria), staff representative; and Mr Jay Pozenel (United States of America), management representative," it added.
Justice Lokur, in 2019, was appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji as a judge of its non-resident panel. He was the first Indian judge to be appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of another country.
Born in 1953, Justice Lokur was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court on June 4, 2012. He demitted office on December 30, 2018, upon attaining the age of superannuation. In 2019, Justice Lokur was appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji as a judge of its non-resident panel. He was the first Indian judge to be appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of another country.
