Lawyer Penijamini Lomaloma is the new acting magistrate of the District Court of Nauru.
Lomaloma was sworn in by Acting Minister for Justice Aaron Cook this month.
Magistrate Lomaloma who is from Fiji takes over from Registrar Filimoni Jitoko as acting magistrate for a period of three months until the appointment of a permanent resident magistrate.
The Magistrate comes with years of experience including as a former barrister and solicitor of various institutions including the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and the High Court of Fiji.
Mr Lomaloma has over 18 years’ experience as a barrister and solicitor and 22 years of post-admission experience.
His professional experience includes private practice, resident magistrate of Fiji, been on the Fiji Agricultural Tribunal and has served in the Fiji Military Forces first as an officer before rising to the ranks of major and tours of duties in Sinai, Afghanistan and Pakistan.