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Dato' Sri S. Augustine Paul (12 October 1944 – 2 January 2010) was a Malaysian federal court judge.
Early life
editAugustine was born on 12 October 1944 in Batu Gajah, Perak.
Career
editPaul obtained his Barrister-at-Law from Inner Temple, England, began his career in 1971 as Federal Counsel at the Attorney-General’s Chambers and later as a magistrate in Ipoh, Perak. Before that, he also served as a Sessions Court judge in Temerloh, Pahang, Malacca and Penang and was chairman of a special committee on taxation before being appointed to the Kuala Lumpur High Court Bench in May 1998.
He was confirmed as a High Court judge for less than six months when he presided over Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy and corruption cases which started in November, 1998. Seven years later, in 2005 Augustine was appointed Federal Court judge and he had several months to go before retiring.
Death
editOn 2 January 2010, Paul died at the Selayang Hospital at the age of 65 after suffering from chronic illness.[1][2]
Honours
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Penang :
Distinguished Conduct Medal (PKT) (1991)[3]
Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2000)[4]
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2003)[5]
Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2004)[6]
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2006)[6]
References
edit- ^ "Justice Augustine Paul Dies". bernama.com. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Judge Augustine Paul dies at 66". The Star. 3 January 2010.
- ^ Anwar heads Tun Hamdan's 70th birthday honours list. New Straits Times. 16 July 1991.
- ^ Pahang Sultan's Honours For 729. Two Royal family members head list of receipient. New Straits Times. 24 October 2000.
- ^ "Honours list in conjunction with Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah's 73rd birthday". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN BINTANG DAN PINGAT". www.istiadat.gov.my.
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