Johnson Lam

Lam was born in Hong Kong in 1961. He obtained an LL.B. and P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong in 1983 and 1984 respectively. Among his graduating class was his future judicial colleague Andrew Cheung. Lam was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1984 and was in private practice since 1985. Lam joined the Judiciary as District Judge in 2001. Lam was appointed as Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2003. He served as President of the Lands Tribunal from 2003 to 2009. In 2011, he was appointed as the Judge in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law List. In 2012, Lam was elevated to the Court of Appeal.