This is a list of members of the judiciary of Malta, as of August 2026.
Serving judges of Malta
No. Name Born Appointed magistrate Appointed judge Expected retirement Notes 1 Mark Chetcuti 1958 — 2010 2026 Chief Justice since 2020 2 Abigail Lofaro 1961 1996 2006 2026-29 President of Family Section 3 Anthony Ellul 1966 2007 2011 2031-34 — 4 Jacqueline Padovani Grima 1959 1991 2012 2027 First woman to join the Judiciary 5 Lorraine Schembri Orland 1959 — 2012 2027 Judge at ECtHR from 2019 6 Robert Mangion 1961-63 — 2012 2026-28 — 7 Lawrence Mintoff 1959 — 2014 2027 — 8 Miriam Hayman 1962-64 1998 2015 2027-29 President, Civil Court (First Hall) 9 Anthony Vella 1965 2004 2018 2030-33 10 Consuelo Scerri Herrera 1965 1997 2018 2030-33 — 11 Aaron Bugeja 1968–70 2013 2019 2033–35 — 12 Edwina Grima 1969 2009 2019 2037 — 13 Audrey Demicoli 1968–1969 2006 2021 2036 — 14 Neville Camilleri 1974 2011 2021 2042 Malta's representative on ENCJ 15 Doreen Clarke 1965–68 2007 2022 2030-33 —MaltaToday, Dec 2022 16 Josette Demicoli 1967–70 2011 2022 2032-35 — 17 Natasha Galea Sciberras 1976 2012 2023 2041-11 — 18 Ian Spiteri Bailey 1968 — 2023 2033-36 President, Commercial Court; CV 19 Francesco Depasquale 1970 2011 2023 2035-38 — 20 Joanne Vella Cuschieri 1976 2014 2023 2041-44 — 21 Henri Mizzi 1966 — 2023 2031-34 — 22 Mark Simiana 1968-71 — 2023 2033-39 —Maltese Herald, Sept 2023 23 Christian Falzon Scerri 1982 — 2023 2047-50 CV 24 Rachel Montebello 1975 2018 2025 2040-43 CV;Malta Independent 25 Simone Grech 1980 2018 2025 2045-48 CV; 26 Charmaine Galea 1975–1977 2013 2026 Jan 2040–42 27 Claire Stafrace Zammit 1972–1973 2009 2026 March 2040–41 28 Brigitte Sultana 1970–1973 2019 2026 March 2038–41 Chair of the Administrative Review Tribunal, the Land Arbitration Board, Rent Regulation Board
Serving magistrates of Malta
# Name Born Appointed magistrate Expected retirement Notes 1 Gabriella Vella 1965–68 2009 2030–36 Senior MagistrateLovinMalta, April 2024; Newsbook, May 2024,Malta Today, Sept 2025 2 Marse‑Ann Farrugia 1971 2010 2036-39 — 3 Monica Vella 1972–76 2015 2037–44 — 4 Joseph Mifsud 1968 2015 2033-36 — 5 Caroline Farrugia Frendo 1970–73 2016 2035–41 — 6 Yana Micallef Stafrace 1962 2017 2027-30 — 7 Astrid May Grima 1974 2018 2039-42 — 8 Victor Axiak 1981 2019 2049 President of the Administrative Review Tribunal (2026) 9 Nadine Lia 1975–80 2019 2040-48 — 10 Donatella Frendo Dimech 1970–73 2019 2035–41 Maltese Herald, April 2023; Maltese Herald, May 2023 11 Noel Bartolo 1970–74 2021 2035–42 12 Lara Lanfranco 1973–77 2021 2038–45 13 Leonard Caruana 1978–82 2021 2043-50 14 Elaine Rizzo 1970–74 2021 2035–42 15 Joseph Gatt 1970–74 2023 2035-42 President of the Administrative Review Tribunal (2026) 16 Giannella Camilleri Busuttil 1975–80 2023 2040-48 — 17 Abigail Critien 1975–80 2023 2040-48 Vice-Chairman, Judicial Studies Committee 18 Kevan Azzopardi 1975–80 2023 2040-48 — 19 Philip Galea Farrugia 1968–72 2024 2033–40 former Assistant Attorney General (2014) 20 Nadia-Helena Vella 1972–76 2024 2037–44 21 Ann Marie Thake 1970–73 2024 2035–41 — 22 Jean Paul Grech 1975–80 2024 2040-48 — 23 Ingrid Bianco 1975–78 2025 2040–46 — 24 Franco Agius 1970–74 2025 2035-42 — 25 Tanya Sammut 1970–74 2025 2035-42 — 26 Monica Borg Galea 1970–74 2025 2035-42 — 27 Franca Giordmaina 1970–75 2026 2035–40 President of the Administrative Review Tribunal, Chair of the Land Arbitration Board and of the Rent Regulation Board Government Notices, Feb 2026 28 Patrick Valentino 1968–73 2026 2033–38 Chair of the Land Arbitration Board 29 Claudio Zammit 1970–75 2026 2035–40 President of the Administrative Review Tribunal, Chair of the Rent Regulation Board 30 Natalino Caruana De Brincat 1972–75 2026 2037–43 Chair of the Administrative Review Tribunal, Rent Regulation Board, Land Arbitration Board, and Rural Leases Control Board.Government Notices, July 2026 31 Renata Farrugia 1975–78 2026 2040–46 —
Retired judges
This is an incomplete list.
No. Name Born Appointed magistrate Appointed judge Retired Notes Giannino Caruana Demajo 1958 — 1994 Feb 2026 Senior Administrative Judge Giovanni Grixti — 1996 2015 Aug 2026 — Grazio Mercieca 1957 2016 2018 2025 —
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