Anthony J. Vella is a judge of the family court in Malta, and a former magistrate on the magisterial inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Anthony J. Vella | |
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| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 |
| Nationality |  Malta |
| Alma mater | University of Malta |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life and education
editAnthony J. Vella was born in 1965 and received his early education at Stella Maris School and St. Aloysius College.[1] He subsequently studied law at the University of Malta.[1] Between 1988 and 1990 he was the Students of Law Association's president and he represented law students on the Faculty of Law Board.[1] He graduated as Doctor of Law in 1991.[1] In 1997 he gained a bachelor's degree in philosophy and theology and two years later earned a master's degree in financial services.[1]
Career
editVella was sworn in as magistrate by President Guido de Marco in 2004.[1][2] He was working on the magisterial inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia prior to being promoted to judge in 2018.[3][4][5][6] His swearing-in ceremony featured in The Malta Independent, in which he was reported to state "the importance of not only listening to but paying attention to what children had to say in family court cases, whilst taking care to ensure that what they say is not coming from an adult."[5]
According to the Times of Malta he is a household name in Malta.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Voices director appointed magistrate". Times of Malta. 30 January 2004. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Council of Europe (2011). Yearbook of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Vol. 20. Leiden: Brill. p. 719. ISBN 978-90-04-33890-6.
- ^ "Three magistrates to be promoted to judges, three lawyers to be appointed magistrates - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Magistrate can't say whether he asked Daphne Caruana Galizia's family for her laptop". Malta Today. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ a b "'Time has come for elimination of distinction in treatment of magistrates and judges' - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Agius, Matthew (19 October 2018). "Judges and magistrates should be treated equally, says newly-appointed judge". Malta Today. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Family Court shakeup raises questions. Victor Paul Borg, Times of Malta, 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.