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EXPERIENCED LEGAL MIND APPOINTED TO NAURU SUPREME COURT

In a further sign of the Nauruan Government's ongoing commitment to judicial excellence, the newly appointed Registrar of the Nauru Supreme Court brings forty years of legal and diplomatic experience to the role.

 

Filimone Jitoko was appointed after the former Registrar was named the new Director of Public Prosecutions.

 

Mr Jitoko boasts a wealth of experience within the legal, diplomatic and judicial fraternity, having held many notable positions across the Pacific since obtaining a Bachelor of Laws(LLB) from New Zealand's Victoria University in 1976.

 

Holding certificates in Multilateral Negotiations (1980 - New York) and International Diplomacy (1980- Washington DC), Mr jitoko served as Fiji's Secretary to the New York and Washington Mission before returning to Fiji and filling the role of Chief Registrar of that country's Supreme Court from 1985 to 1987.

 

For the ensuing six years, he was the Solicitor General to the Fiji Government and from 1993 to 1996, served as the Secretary to Cabinet. Diplomatic postings then called and he spent the next four years serving as Fiji's Ambassador to Israel, Brussels and Denmark.

 

In 2002, Mr Jitoko returned to Fiji and was appointed a High Court Judge, holding that position until 2009.

 

Since then, Mr Jitoko has been a Senior Lecturer at the University of the South Pacific at the Marine Studies Division and the School of Law in Suva.

 

Nauru Justice Minister David Adeang said Mr Jitoko will add to the wealth of experience and expertise displayed across the country's reformed legal system which includes three highly respected Supreme Court judges.

 

"The Waqa Government has prioritised reform of our legal system, which under previous governments has been riddled with cronyism and corruption.
 
"Despite criticism from some overseas media outlets with no knowledge of our system and the past problems, we have held fast to the commitment we made to the Nauruan people when we were elected, and the result is a more accountable legal system, a complete separation of powers and better justice for Nauruans."