繁體中文
沈其亮（Shum Kei-leong, Timon），香港主任裁判官，一九七一年在香港出生。他一九九三年及一九九四年在香港城市大學分別取得法學士學位及法學專業證書，二○○五年在英國倫敦大學取得法學碩士學位；其後於二○○六年及二○一○年在國際大律師協會分別取得國際仲裁法執業文憑、國際商業組織執業文憑及國際人權及刑事訴訟程序執業文憑。他一九九四年在香港獲大律師資格，一九九五年起私人執業，直至二○一二年獲委任為常任裁判官。
二○二五年九月十五日，司法機構宣布委任沈其亮為主任裁判官，任命於同月十六日起生效，與他同日獲委任的還有張志偉。
裁判法院為香港的基層刑事法院，日常處理大量提堂、保釋、審訊及判刑工作，並決定案件應否轉介區域法院或高等法院；主任裁判官除審案外亦負責所屬法院的運作。裁判法院的聆訊涵蓋本地及各類涉及外地人士的案件，裁判官須在語言、程序及人權保障之間取得平衡，故對刑事程序及證據規則的掌握尤為重要。
沈其亮由大律師轉任常任裁判官，十三年後升任主任裁判官，他在國際仲裁、國際商業組織及國際人權與刑事訴訟程序等方面均取得專業文憑，學養涵蓋仲裁與人權法領域，在裁判法院同僚中較為少見，亦有助其處理涉及不同法律範疇的刑事案件。
他在裁判法院任職十三年，處理大量刑事案件的提堂、保釋、審訊及判刑，並決定案件應否轉介上級法院。裁判法院的案件種類廣泛，由交通違例到嚴重傷人及涉及外地人士的案件均可能出現，法官除須熟習本地成文法及案例外，亦要兼顧程序公義與人權保障，故對國際人權及刑事訴訟程序有認識者尤具優勢。
English
Shum Kei-leong, Timon, is a Principal Magistrate of Hong Kong, born in Hong Kong in 1971. He obtained his LL.B. and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the City University of Hong Kong in 1993 and 1994, and an LL.M. from the University of London in 2005. In 2006 and 2010 he obtained, from the International Bar Association, diplomas in international arbitration law, international business organisations, and international human rights and criminal procedure. He was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1994 and was in private practice from 1995 until his appointment as a Permanent Magistrate in 2012.
On 15 September 2025 the Judiciary announced his appointment as a Principal Magistrate with effect from 16 September 2025, together with David Cheung Chi-wai.
The magistracy is the lower criminal court of Hong Kong, handling a large daily volume of mentions, bail applications, trials and sentencing, and deciding whether cases should be transferred to the District Court or the High Court; a Principal Magistrate also oversees the operation of the court. Magistrates' hearings cover local cases and many involving persons from elsewhere, requiring a balance between language, procedure and human rights safeguards, so a firm command of criminal procedure and evidence is important.
Moving from practice at the Bar to the magistracy and then to Principal Magistrate after thirteen years, Shum holds specialist diplomas in international arbitration, international business organisations and international human rights and criminal procedure, an unusually broad academic background for the magistracy.He served in the magistracy for thirteen years, handling a large volume of committal, bail, trial and sentencing work and deciding whether cases should be transferred to a higher court. The magistracy hears a very wide range of cases, from traffic offences to serious assaults and matters involving persons from overseas, and judges must combine familiarity with local statute and case law with procedural fairness and the protection of human rights; a background in international human rights and criminal procedure is therefore an advantage.
