Chief Justice of Fiji

Chief Justice of Fiji
Tui Levu e Viti (Fijian) फिजी के मुख्य न्यायाधीश (Fiji Hindi)
Coat of arms of the Republic of Fiji
Incumbent Salesi Temo (acting) since 30 January 2023
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Judiciary of Fiji
Reports to	Prime Minister of Fiji
Appointer	President of Fiji
Term length	permanent basis- age limit 75 year (to retire)
Formation	1872
First holder	Charles Rossiter Forwood

The chief justice is the Republic of Fiji's highest judicial officer. The office and its responsibilities are set out in Chapter 5 of the 2013 Constitution of Fiji.^[1] The chief justice is appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister.

He is appointed by the President, and nominated by the prime minister, who is required by the Constitution to consult the attorney-general (Section 106-1). Under the previous 1997 Constitution, the Prime Minister was required to consult with the leader of the opposition.^[2] The appointment is permanent, until the chief justice reaches the age of 75 years (Section 110-1).

Like other judges, the chief justice need not be a Fijian citizen. When Sir Timoci Tuivaga retired in 2002, there were calls from the Citizens Constitutional Forum (a pro-democracy, human rights organization) for a foreigner to be appointed, to restore the independence of the judiciary that had been seen to be politically compromised by the 2000 coup. The government, however, appointed Fijian Daniel Fatiaki. In 2007, the military-backed interim government appointed Australian citizen Anthony Gates as the acting chief justice; he became the permanent chief justice on 5 December 2008.