Chief Justice of Cyprus

The administration of Cyprus was taken over by the British government, following the Russo-Turkish War, under the Convention of 4 June 1878.

Charles Alfred Cookson was appointed in that year as Chief Justice and Attorney General.

Following the outbreak of hostilities between the two countries in 1914, the island was annexed by the British Crown.

[1] The Supreme Court of Cyprus was established in 1883.

Until 1960, there was a right of appeal from the Supreme Court of Cyprus to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which was terminated under the terms of Section 5 the Cyprus Act 1960[1]