Legal eagle Edgar Joseph Jr dies aged 90

Free Malaysia Today

The former Federal Court judge was regarded as ‘one of the greatest legal minds the nation has seen’.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/06/30/legal-eagle-edgar-joseph-jr-dies-aged-90/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #EdgarJosephJr #LegalEagle #RIP

Transcript

00:00Former Federal Court Judge Edgar Joseph Jr. has died at 90 years old.

00:09Court of Appeal Judge Lim Chong Fong said,

00:12Edgar died of old age at his residence in Bukit Tunku early Friday morning.

00:17The late Chan Chung Tak, former Dewanegara President,

00:21had described Edgar as an orator and a top student in the English language and English literature.

00:28Edgar was made a Penang High Court Judge in 1982

00:32and was later elevated to the Supreme Court, eventually renamed the Federal Court.

00:37Former Deputy Public Prosecutor Shaikh Daud Ismail said,

00:41Edgar was always thorough in his work and presented high-quality submissions

00:46to persuade trial judges to decide in favour of his clients.

00:50Lawyer Cyrus Das said he was one of the finest legal eagles in the Apex Court at that time.

00:57Similarly, lawyer Bastien Pius Vendagan said,

01:00Edgar was one of the greatest legal minds the nation has seen.

01:04It was a pleasure to appear before him in the High Court and Apex Court, Vendagan said.

Category

Transcript

Recommended