Augustine Paul

Dato' Sri S. Augustine Paul (12 October 1944 – 2 January 2010) was a Malaysian federal court judge.

Early life
Augustine was born on 12 October 1944 in Batu Gajah, Perak.

Career
Paul obtained his Barrister-at-Law from Inner Temple, England, began his career in 1971 as Federal Counsel at the Attorney-General’s Chambers and later as a magistrate in Ipoh, Perak. Before that, he also served as a Sessions Court judge in Temerloh, Pahang, Malacca and Penang and was chairman of a special committee on taxation before being appointed to the Kuala Lumpur High Court Bench in May 1998.

He was confirmed as a High Court judge for less than six months when he presided over Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy and corruption cases which started in November, 1998. Seven years later, in 2005 Augustine was appointed Federal Court judge and he had several months to go before retiring.

Death
On 2 January 2010, Paul died at the Selayang Hospital at the age of 65 after suffering from chronic illness.

Honours

 * Penang :
 * MY-PEN Distinguished Conduct Medal - PKT.svg Distinguished Conduct Medal (PKT) (1991)
 * Pahang :
 * MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP.svg Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2000)
 * MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Knight Companion - DSAP.svg Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2003)
 * MY-PAH_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Pahang_- Grand Knight - SIMP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2004)
 * MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2006)