Judge Emeritus Antonio Mizzi has been appointed Commissioner of Laws for one year, with a possibility of an extension, the government said today. The appointment is backdated to 1 June.

He replaces Franco Debono, whom the government thanked for services rendered.

Mizzi served extensively in the courts of law, as a magistrate appointed in 1987 and later as a judge from 2013 to 2018.

Debono had public stated that he did not want his contract to be extended.