President Danny Faure will today appoint Justice of Appeal Anthony Fernando as the President of the Seychelles Court of Appeal, in accordance with the recommendations of the Constitutional Appointments Authority.

The post of President of the Court of Appeal has remained vacant since the retirement of Justice Francis Macgregor on 26th January 2020.

Justice Anthony Fernando has a long record of public service in Seychelles. He served as Attorney General from 1st January 1999 to 31st December 2008. He was appointed as Justice of Appeal on 1st January 2009.

Most recently he was appointed as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal on 31st March 2020.