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The Honourable
Sir Timoci Tuivaga
20th Chief Justice of Fiji
In office 1980 – 31 July 2002
Monarchs
Elizabeth II To 1987
President
Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara Ratu Josefa Iloilo
Preceded by
Sir Clifford Grant
Succeeded by
Daniel Fatiaki
Personal details
Born
(1931-10-21)21 October 1931 Matuku Island, Lau Province, Fiji
Died
30 December 2015(2015-12-30) (aged 84)
Citizenship
Fijian
Spouse(s)
Viliamina Leba Parrott Savu 20 December 1958 – 13 January 2000 (her death) Raijeli Vasakula m. July 2002
Children
5
Residence(s)
Muanikau, Suva
Sir Timoci Uluiburotu Tuivaga (21 October 1931 – 30 December 2015) was a Fijian judge, who was Chief Justice from 31 March 1980 to 31 July 2002, when he retired.[1] He was Fiji's first native-born Chief Justice.[2]
^Reminiscences by Tuivaga of his time as Chief Justice. Legal Lali, 5:2,2 December 2002 Archived 29 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
^"Sir Timoci Tuivaga passes away". fijione.tv. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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