Anthony Vella
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Anthony J. Vella is a judge of the family court in Malta, and a former magistrate on the magisterial inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Early life and education
Anthony J. Vella was born in 1965 and received his early education at Stella Maris School and St. Aloysius College.{{cite news |title=Voices director appointed magistrate |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/voices-director-appointed-magistrate.131097 |access-date=25 February 2023 |work=Times of Malta |date=30 January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225092522/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/voices-director-appointed-magistrate.131097 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |language=en-gb}} He subsequently studied law at the University of Malta. Between 1988 and 1990 he was the Students of Law Association's president and he represented law students on the Faculty of Law Board. He graduated as Doctor of Law in 1991. In 1997 he gained a bachelor's degree in philosophy and theology and two years later earned a master's degree in financial services.
Career
Vella was sworn in as magistrate by President Guido de Marco in 2004.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JKaODwAAQBAJ&pg=PA719 |title=Yearbook of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |date=2011 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-33890-6 |volume=20 |location=Leiden |pages=719 |language=en |author=Council of Europe}} He was working on the magisterial inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia prior to being promoted to judge in 2018.{{cite news |title=Three magistrates to be promoted to judges, three lawyers to be appointed magistrates - The Malta Independent |url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-06-24/local-news/Three-magistrates-to-be-promoted-to-judges-three-lawyers-to-be-appointed-magistrates-6736192346 |access-date=26 February 2023 |work=www.independent.com.mt |date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225094142/https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-06-24/local-news/Three-magistrates-to-be-promoted-to-judges-three-lawyers-to-be-appointed-magistrates-6736192346 |archive-date=25 February 2023}}{{cite news |title=Magistrate can't say whether he asked Daphne Caruana Galizia's family for her laptop |url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/86098/magistrate_cant_say_whether_he_asked_daphne_caruana_galizias_family_for_her_laptop#.ZAnRmHbP1D8 |access-date=9 March 2023 |work=Malta Today |language=en}}{{cite news |title='Time has come for elimination of distinction in treatment of magistrates and judges' - The Malta Independent |url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-10-19/local-news/Time-has-come-for-elimination-of-distinction-in-treatment-of-magistrates-and-judges-6736198029 |access-date=26 February 2023 |work=www.independent.com.mt |date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226061309/https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-10-19/local-news/Time-has-come-for-elimination-of-distinction-in-treatment-of-magistrates-and-judges-6736198029 |archive-date=26 February 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Agius |first=Matthew |date=19 October 2018 |title=Judges and magistrates should be treated equally, says newly-appointed judge |url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/90265/judges_and_magistrates_should_be_treated_equally_says_newlyappointed_judge#.XPOrW_57mvY |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312053831/https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/90265/judges_and_magistrates_should_be_treated_equally_says_newlyappointed_judge#.ZA1lWi-l1hE |archive-date=12 March 2023 |access-date=12 March 2023 |website=Malta Today}} His swearing-in ceremony featured in The Malta Independent, in which he was reported to state "the importance of not only listening to but paying attention to what children had to say in family court cases, whilst taking care to ensure that what they say is not coming from an adult."
According to the Times of Malta he is a household name in Malta.[https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180723/local/family-court-shakeup-raises-questions.685018 Family Court shakeup raises questions.] Victor Paul Borg, Times of Malta, 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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