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	Phairoj&rsquo;s appointment, after royal endorsement, will take effect retroactively on Sunday.</div>
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	The Judicial Commission also promoted second vice president Thanit Kessawapithak to first vice president. Phairoj, a law graduate from Thammasat University, has been a vice president of the Supreme Court since October 2009. He sits on the panel that heard the assets-seizure and excise-tax cases against former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.</div>
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	He is also an executive member of the Thai Bar.&nbsp;</div>

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