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Francis Lucas Nyalali (3 February 1935 – 2 April 2003) was a Chief Justice of Tanzania who promoted easy access to justice, rule of law, constitutionalism, and human rights. He served in this role from 1977 to 2000,.To date, he remains the longest serving Chief Justice in Tanzania and within the Commonwealth countries, where an average serving time for a Chief Justice is 3.6 years.