Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum graduated with (LLB) (Hons) from University of London, London in 1975 and was subsequently admitted to the English Bar, Barrister-At-Law of the Honourable Society of Grays Inn in London. 

In 1977, he was admitted to the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia as an Advocate and Solicitor and was also admitted to the Australian Capital Territory Bar in 1991.

Upon his return to Malaysia, he served as Deputy Public Prosecutor and senior legal counsel at the Sabah State Attorney-Generals Chambers before venturing into private legal practice from 1981 to 1992 and became the President of the Sabah Law Association, the bar association for the State of Sabah.

In 1992, he joined the judicial service as a Judicial Commissioner and rose through the ranks to become High Court Judge and was later appointed as Court of Appeal Judge and subsequently, Federal Court Judge in 2005. In July 2006, he became the Chief Judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak cum Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia, the fourth highest judicial officer in Malaysia. In July 2018, he was sworn-in as the ninth Chief Justice of Malaysia, the highest judicial officer in Malaysia until his retirement on 13 April 2019 and currently, he is practising as a Legal Consultant in a legal firm.

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