Justice Peter Underwood has been appointed as the state’s 27th Governor.
He formerly served as Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor. Chief Justice Underwood was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court in 1984 after a distinguished legal career and became Chief Justice in December 2004. Justice Underwood was sworn in as Governor on the 2 April replacing retiring Governor, Mr William Cox.
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