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He was appointed a stipendary magistrate in 1959. Following a riot at the Suva gaol in 1963, he was appointed to lead the resulting inquiry, and his recommendations formed the basis of a new prisons law. In April 1969 he became the first Fijian-born person to be appointed a judge. Following the
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and graduating in 1954. He was admitted to the bar in New
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judge, civil servant, and football administrator. He was the first Fijian appointed to be a magistrate, and the first appointed as a judge of the
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After Fiji became a republic in 1987, he was re-appointed a judge and served for many years as the
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In 2009, was awarded the "Sardar
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652:"A True Son Of Fiji, Sir Moti Tikaram"
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674:"Sir Moti Tikaram Memorial Lecture"
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624:SAKIASI NAWAIKAMA (16 July 2009).
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553:"Taking scissors to red tape"
336:"Sir Moti relives early days"
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741:"Sir Moti honoured in India"
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527:"Judge lands in Suva"
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