法官及司法人員 / Judge / judicial officer

林美施

大字係界別(由已登記職業/領域派生),唔係姓氏。

區域法院法官(2024年起)

繁體中文

林美施(Michelle Lam Mei-sze),香港區域法院法官,一九六九年在香港出生。她一九九○年在香港中文大學取得文學學士學位,其後於二○○○年及二○○一年分別在英國倫敦大學取得法學士學位,以及在香港大學取得法學專業證書;二○○六年再於中國人民大學取得法學碩士學位,二○一○年成為有效爭議解決中心(CEDR)認可的調解員。她二○○一年在香港獲大律師資格,二○○二年起私人執業,直至二○一二年獲委任為常任裁判官。 二○二四年十月八日,司法機構宣布委任林美施為區域法院法官,任命於同年十月九日起生效,由行政長官根據司法人員推薦委員會的推薦作出。她在裁判法院任職約十二年,其後獲擢升至區域法院。 裁判法院是香港的基層刑事法院,處理簡易程序罪行及可公訴罪行的初步程序,常任裁判官負責日常的提堂、保釋、審訊及判刑工作;區域法院則處理款額中等的民事申索及較嚴重的刑事案件,法官判刑上限一般為七年監禁。由裁判法院轉任區域法院,意味着審理案件的種類與複雜程度均有所提升,法官亦須更常處理涉及民事責任及較長審訊期的案件。 林美施由大律師轉任裁判官,再晉身區域法院,兼具初級與中級法院的審判經驗,並持有調解方面的專業資格;其學歷亦涵蓋本地與海外院校以及中國內地的法律課程,在處理涉及不同法律背景的爭議時具備一定基礎。 她自二○一二年起在裁判法院任職,至二○二四年轉任區域法院法官,期間處理的案件涵蓋交通、盜竊、傷人及各類簡易程序罪行,並須經常決定案件應否轉介上級法院。裁判法院案件量大、程序密集,長期任職者可累積豐富的法庭實務經驗,這對其日後在區域法院審理較複雜的案件頗有幫助。

English

Michelle Lam Mei-sze is a District Judge of Hong Kong, born in Hong Kong in 1969. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1990, an LL.B. from the University of London in 2000 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the University of Hong Kong in 2001. In 2006 she obtained an LL.M. from Renmin University of China and in 2010 became a mediator accredited by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution. She was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2001 and was in private practice from 2002 until her appointment as a Permanent Magistrate in 2012. On 8 October 2024 the Judiciary announced her appointment as a District Judge with effect from 9 October 2024, made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. She served in the magistracy for some twelve years before her elevation to the District Court. The magistracy is the lower criminal court of Hong Kong, dealing with summary offences and the preliminary stages of indictable offences, while the District Court hears civil claims of moderate value and the more serious criminal cases, with a sentencing power generally capped at seven years' imprisonment. Moving from the magistracy to the District Court means cases of greater variety and complexity, and more frequent work on civil liability and longer trials. Having moved from practice at the Bar to the magistracy and now to the District Court, Lam has experience at two levels of court and also holds a professional qualification in mediation; her education spans local, overseas and Mainland institutions.She served in the magistracy from 2012 until her transfer to the District Court in 2024, during which time she dealt with cases ranging from traffic and theft offences to assault and other summary matters, and often had to decide whether cases should be transferred to a higher court. The magistracy handles a very large volume of cases, and long service there builds substantial courtroom experience that assists in hearing more complex matters in the District Court.

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區域法院法官

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區域法院法官(2024年起)

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-10-14

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2012

獲委任為常任裁判官

Appointed a Permanent Magistrate

2024

獲委任為區域法院法官

Appointed a District Judge

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