Anthea Pang has been made a Court of First Instance Judge, the Judiciary announced today.

The appointment, effective tomorrow, was made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.

Ms Pang joined the then Legal Department as Crown Counsel in 1995 and was promoted to Senior Government Counsel in 1998.

She was made Deputy Principal Government Counsel in 2007, and joined the Judiciary as District Judge in 2010.