法官及司法人員 / Judge / judicial officer

吳卓樺

大字係界別(由已登記職業/領域派生),唔係姓氏。

常任裁判官(2025年起)

繁體中文

吳卓樺(Claudia Ng Cheuk-hwa)是香港司法機構常任裁判官。她在香港出生,二○○五年於香港大學取得社會科學學士學位,主修政治學與法學;其後於二○○六年取得法律學士學位,二○○七年取得法學專業證書,二○○八年再於英國倫敦大學學院取得國際商業法法學碩士學位。她先於二○一○年在香港獲事務律師資格,後於二○二○年取得大律師資格,法律訓練橫跨事務律師與大律師兩個專業分支。根據司法機構於二○二五年十月公布的任命資料,她於二○一○年加入律政司出任政府律師,並於二○一七年晉升為高級政府律師,累積了處理政府法律事務的經驗。二○二五年十月九日,她獲委任為常任裁判官,由行政長官按司法人員推薦委員會推薦作出任命。 裁判法院是香港刑事司法程序的起點,絕大部分刑事案件都先在該層級處理;一般而言,裁判官可就單一罪行判處最高兩年監禁及十萬元罰款,如同時處理多項可公訴罪行,刑期上限可增至三年。吳卓樺由律政司政府律師體系轉任裁判官,顯示她的專業背景並非主要來自私人執業,而是較多來自公法與政府法律工作。她既具法學本科及碩士訓練,又曾先後取得事務律師及大律師資格,履歷在同輩司法人員之中頗為少見。 公開報道顯示,她出任裁判官後已開始處理刑事程序中的保釋與提堂工作。二○二六年五月,一宗涉及約七百五十二萬元、被控洗黑錢及企圖串謀洗黑錢的案件在西九龍裁判法院提堂時,她聽取雙方陳辭後批准被告以現金加人事擔保保釋。這類案件雖未進入正式審訊,但已反映裁判官在早期程序中要就保釋條件、案件管理及控辯雙方申請作出判斷。就其整體履歷而言,吳卓樺由政府律師、資深政府律師到常任裁判官的轉換,呈現香港司法任命中一條由公共法律服務進入審判工作的職途。

English

Claudia Ng Cheuk-hwa is a Permanent Magistrate in Hong Kong. Born in Hong Kong, she graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Politics and Law in 2005, an LL.B. in 2006 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws in 2007. She later obtained an LL.M. in International Business Law from University College London in 2008. Her professional qualifications span both branches of the profession: she was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2010 and was later called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2020. According to the Judiciary's announcement of her appointment, Ng joined the Department of Justice as Government Counsel in 2010 and was promoted to Senior Government Counsel in 2017. That part of her career indicates substantial experience in public legal work rather than a career built mainly in private practice. On 9 October 2025 she was appointed a Permanent Magistrate by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. The magistracy is the entry point of Hong Kong's criminal court system, with most criminal cases starting and ending there. In general, a magistrate may impose up to two years' imprisonment and a fine of HK$100,000 for a single offence, with a higher sentencing ceiling in some circumstances or under specific ordinances. Ng's path to the bench is notable because it combines academic legal training, government legal service, and admission in both the solicitors' and barristers' branches of the profession. Public reporting shows that after taking office she began handling early criminal procedure and bail matters. In May 2026, when a defendant charged in a money-laundering case involving about HK$7.52 million appeared before the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, Ng heard submissions from both sides and granted bail on cash and surety terms. Even at that interlocutory stage, a magistrate has to manage the case, assess proposed conditions, and make practical decisions that affect liberty pending trial. Taken as a whole, Ng's move from Government Counsel and Senior Government Counsel to Permanent Magistrate illustrates one of the established routes by which lawyers with public law experience enter judicial office in Hong Kong.

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職業Occupation

法官

年期Active period

常任裁判官(2025年起)

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-10-14

主要成就 Key Achievements

2010

在香港取得事務律師資格,並加入律政司出任政府律師

Qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and joined the Department of Justice as Government Counsel

2017

晉升為高級政府律師

Promoted to Senior Government Counsel

2020

在香港取得大律師資格

Called to the Hong Kong Bar

2025

獲委任為常任裁判官

Appointed a Permanent Magistrate

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