ITNJ OFFICIATORS
Sir John Walsh of Brannagh
ITNJ CHIEF JUSTICE
Sir John Walsh of Brannagh, Barrister-at-Law,
was born at Greenwich, England. He has practised
as an international and constitutional lawyer for
the last three decades. He has been admitted to
the Honorable Society of the Inner Temple and
the Honorable Society of King’s Inns. In addition
to his work as a Barrister, Sir John served as a
Magistrate and Senior Member of an Administrative Review Tribunal for eight years and has been
an Accredited Mediator for the last seventeen
years.
He has worked in a number of countries; including England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain,
Holland, Ukraine, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong
Kong, China, United States of America, Canada,
Mexico, Antigua, Norfolk Island, New Zealand,
Australia and the Philippines. He has advised
the governments of various countries around the
world.
Sir John is Chief Justice of the ITNJ. He is also
Founder of the ITNJ Bar Association, a chapter
of the Norfolk Bar Association which seeks to ensure that all Justices and Court Officers within the
ITNJ adhere to the Tribunal’s founding principles.
Bishop Riah Abu El Assal
ITNJ TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
His Grace Bishop Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal is
an Israeli Palestinian Anglican bishop, who was
the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem from 1998 to
2007.
Abu El-Assal graduated from Nazareth Baptist
School where he also taught. While at Nazareth
he was a member of the PLP, the Progressive
List for Peace - a joint Jewish-Arab political
party which, while existing only for eight years
(1984–1992) is considered to have broken many
previously sacrosanct taboos and profoundly
influenced subsequent Israeli politics.
During his time in Nazareth he was Vicar of
Christ Church, Nazareth. In 1998, Abu El-Assal
became the thirteenth Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem and head of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East until his retirement on
31 March 2007 at the prescribed retirement age of
70 years.
His Grace is leading the Truth & Reconciliation
Commission for the ITNJ. In adherence to the
essence of his life’s work he will seek to
promulgate fair-play and forgiveness within the
ambit of the court and its activities.