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List of judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales

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Judges who have served on the Supreme Court of NSW as of February 2020 include :

It does not include Judge Advocates of NSW who sat on the Court of Civil Jurisdiction between 1788 and 1814 nor judges of the Supreme Court of Civil Judicature of NSW between 1814 and 1823.

Position Name Appointment
commenced
Appointment
ended
Term in office Comments Notes
Chief Justice Sir Francis Forbes 13 October 1823 1 July 1837 13 years, 261 days [3]
Sir James Dowling [b] 30 August 1837 27 September 1844 7 years, 28 days [4]
Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG, CB [c] 14 November 1845 5 November 1873 27 years, 356 days [5]
Sir James Martin KCB, QC 19 November 1873 4 November 1886 12 years, 350 days [6]
Sir Julian Salomons 12 November 1886 27 November 1886 15 days [7]
Sir Frederick Darley GCMG, PC 29 November 1886 4 January 1910 23 years, 36 days [8]
Sir William Cullen KCMG 28 January 1910 27 January 1925 14 years, 365 days [9]
Sir Philip Street KCMG [d] 28 January 1925 31 January 1934 9 years, 3 days [10]
Sir Frederick Jordan KCMG 1 February 1934 4 November 1949 15 years, 276 days [11]
Sir Kenneth Street KCMG [d] 6 January 1950 27 January 1960 10 years, 21 days [12]
Herbert Evatt KStJ 15 February 1960 24 October 1962 2 years, 251 days [13]
Sir Leslie Herron KBE CMG 25 October 1962 22 May 1972 9 years, 210 days [14]
Sir John Kerr AK, GCMG, GCVO 23 May 1972 27 June 1974 2 years, 35 days Appointed Governor-General [15]
Sir Laurence Street KCMG [d] 28 June 1974 1 November 1988 14 years, 126 days [16]
Murray Gleeson AC[e] 2 November 1988 21 May 1998 9 years, 200 days Appointed Chief Justice of Australia
James Spigelman AC 19 May 1998 25 May 2011 13 years, 6 days [17]
Tom Bathurst AC 1 June 2011 5 March 2022 13 years, 174 days [18][19]
Andrew Bell 5 March 2022 2 years, 262 days President of the Court of Appeal (2019–2022) [20]
Acting Chief Justice John Stephen [c] 22 February 1826 27 May 1826 94 days [22]
Sir James Dowling [b] 16 April 1836 29 August 1837 1 year, 135 days [4]
Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG, CB [c] 7 October 1844 13 November 1845 1 year, 37 days [5]
Sir John Dickinson 15 February 1860 17 February 1861 1 year, 2 days [23]
Henry Stephen [c] 16 June 1902 25 February 1904 1 year, 254 days [24]
Sir George Simpson 1 February 1909 4 January 1910 337 days
Robert Pring 17 April 1918 15 May 1918 28 days [25]
Sir Philip Street KCMG [d] 28 July 1924 27 January 1925 183 days [10]
Sir David Ferguson 1 February 1929 31 December 1929 333 days [26]
Sir John Harvey 30 June 1933 31 January 1934 215 days [27]
Sir Kenneth Street KCMG [d] 16 September 1949 4 November 1949 49 days [12]
Sir Leslie Herron KBE CMG 12 March 1962 24 October 1962 226 days [14]
John Clancy CMG 8 October 1964 5 February 1965 120 days [28]
Sir Gordon Wallace 1 October 1968 3 February 1969 125 days [29]
Sir Bernard Sugerman 10 August 1970 11 October 1970 62 days [30]
Sir Laurence Street KCMG [d] 28 May 1974 16 June 1974 19 days [16]
Athol Moffitt CMG 16 August 1979 16 September 1979 31 days [31]
Michael Kirby AC, CMG[f] 4 July 1988
7 October 1993
9 July 1995
28 July 1988
5 November 1993
4 August 1995
24 days
29 days
26 days
Appointed to the High Court
Dennis Mahoney AO 16 August 1996 1 November 1996 77 days
Keith Mason AC 31 October 1998 14 November 1998 14 days
President, Court of Appeal Sir Gordon Wallace 1 January 1966 21 January 1970 4 years, 20 days [29]
Sir Bernard Sugerman 2 January 1970 30 September 1972 2 years, 272 days [30]
Sir Kenneth Jacobs KBE 1 October 1972 7 February 1974 1 year, 129 days Appointed to the High Court [32]
Athol Moffitt CMG 8 February 1974 25 June 1984 10 years, 138 days [31]
Michael Kirby AC CMG[f] 24 September 1984 2 February 1996 11 years, 131 days Appointed to the High Court
Dennis Mahoney AO 19 February 1996 3 February 1997 350 days
Keith Mason AC 4 February 1997 30 May 2008 11 years, 116 days
James Allsop 2 June 2008 28 February 2013 4 years, 271 days Judge of the Federal Court (2001–2008)
Appointed Chief Justice of the Federal Court)
Margaret Beazley AO 1 March 2013 28 February 2019 5 years, 364 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1990–1991)
Assistant Commissioner Independent Commission Against Corruption (1991–1992)
Judge of the Federal Court (1993–1996)
Appointed Governor of NSW
[33][34]
Andrew Bell 28 February 2019 5 March 2022 3 years, 5 days Appointed Chief Justice [34]
Julie Ward 5 March 2022 2 years, 262 days Chief Judge in Equity (2017–2022) [35]
Judge of Appeal Sir Kenneth Jacobs KBE 1 January 1966 7 February 1974 8 years, 37 days Appointed to the High Court [32]
Sir Bernard Sugerman 1 January 1966 30 September 1972 6 years, 273 days [30]
Charles McLelland 1 January 1966 28 April 1973 7 years, 117 days [36]
Cyril Walsh 1 January 1966 2 October 1969 15 years, 236 days Appointed to the High Court [37]
John Holmes 1 January 1966 21 January 1973 7 years, 20 days [38]
Kenneth Asprey 1 January 1966 6 July 1975 9 years, 186 days [39]
Anthony Mason AC CBE 1 May 1969 6 August 1972 3 years, 97 days Appointed to the High Court,
subsequently appointed Chief Justice of Australia
Sir James Manning 7 October 1969 28 February 1973 3 years, 144 days [40]
Athol Moffitt CMG 22 January 1970 25 June 1984 14 years, 155 days [31]
Sir Laurence Street KCMG [d] 31 July 1972 1 November 1988 16 years, 93 days [16]
Martin Hardie 31 July 1972 29 June 1974 1 year, 333 days
Robert Hope AC CMG 7 August 1972 23 July 1989 16 years, 350 days [41]
Raymond Reynolds AO 1 October 1972 18 February 1983 10 years, 140 days
Francis Hutley 9 February 1973 22 October 1984 11 years, 256 days
Sir Nigel Bowen KBE 24 July 1973 19 December 1976 3 years, 148 days Chief Justice of the Federal Court (1976–1990)
Harold Glass AO 14 March 1974 3 July 1987 13 years, 111 days
Gordon Samuels AC 12 August 1974 23 March 1992 17 years, 224 days [42]
Dennis Mahoney AO 1 November 1974 3 February 1997 22 years, 94 days
Bill Priestley 3 June 1983 31 December 2001 18 years, 211 days
Michael McHugh 31 October 1984 13 February 1989 4 years, 105 days Appointed to the High Court
John Clarke 20 July 1987 14 February 1997 9 years, 209 days
Roddy Meagher 31 January 1989 16 March 2004 15 years, 45 days [43]
Kenneth Handley AO 30 January 1990 11 January 2007 16 years, 346 days
Simon Sheller 18 November 1991 2 May 2005 13 years, 165 days [44]
Jerrold Cripps 2 April 1992 5 October 1993 1 year, 186 days Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner (2004–2009)
Phillip Powell AM 6 October 1993 8 November 2002 9 years, 33 days
Terence Cole 22 August 1994 18 May 1998 3 years, 269 days
Margaret Beazley AO 29 April 1996 28 February 2019 22 years, 305 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1990–1991)
Assistant Commissioner Independent Commission Against Corruption (1991–1992)
Judge of the Federal Court (1993–1996)
President of the Court of Appeal (2013–2019)
Appointed Governor of NSW
[33]
Paul Stein AM 8 April 1997 11 April 2003 6 years, 3 days
Roger Giles 11 June 1998 23 December 2011 13 years, 195 days
Gerald Fitzgerald AC 18 February 1999 16 April 2001 2 years, 57 days
Dyson Heydon 14 February 2000 10 February 2003 2 years, 361 days Appointed to the High Court
David Hodgson AO 23 April 2001 9 August 2011 1 year, 364 days
Murray Tobias AM, 28 April 2003 25 March 2011 7 years, 331 days
Ruth McColl AO 29 April 2003 27 January 2019 15 years, 273 days [45]
John Bryson 17 March 2004 28 February 2007 2 years, 348 days [46]
John Basten 2 May 2005 19 years, 204 days [44]
Joseph Campbell 29 January 2007 19 December 2012 5 years, 325 days
Virginia Bell 29 January 2008 19 December 2008 325 days Appointed to the High Court
Robert Macfarlan [g] 8 September 2008 22 February 2023 14 years, 167 days [47][48]
Peter Young AO 6 March 2009 23 April 2012 3 years, 48 days [49]
Anthony Meagher 10 August 2011 13 years, 104 days [50]
Reginald Barrett 25 January 2012 20 April 2015 3 years, 85 days [51][52]
Clifton Hoeben AM RFD 23 April 2012 31 August 2021 9 years, 130 days
Julie Ward 12 November 2012 5 March 2022 9 years, 113 days Chief Judge in Equity (2017–2022)
Appointed President of the Court of Appeal
Peter McClellan AM 21 February 2013 8 February 2018 4 years, 352 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1998–2005)
Chief Royal Commissioner of the child abuse Royal Commission
[53]
Arthur Emmett AO 7 March 2013 30 September 2015 2 years, 207 days Judge of the Federal Court (1997–2013) [54]
Fabian Gleeson[e] 29 April 2013 11 years, 207 days [55]
Mark Leeming 3 June 2013 11 years, 172 days [56]
Carolyn Simpson 11 June 2015 29 March 2018 2 years, 291 days [57]
Anthony Payne 30 March 2016 8 years, 237 days
Richard White 15 March 2017 7 years, 252 days [58][59]
Paul Brereton AM, RFD [h] 23 August 2018 30 May 2023 4 years, 280 days Appointed as Commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission [60][61]
Lucy McCallum 27 January 2019 7 March 2022 3 years, 39 days Appointed Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory [45][62]
Robert Beech-Jones 31 August 2021 3 years, 83 days Appointed to the High Court
Anna Mitchelmore 28 March 2022 2 years, 239 days [63]
Jeremy Kirk 21 April 2022 2 years, 215 days [64]
Christine Adamson 3 February 2023 1 year, 293 days [65]
Katrina Stern 8 June 2023 1 year, 167 days [66]
Additional Judge of Appeal Robert Taylor 18 November 1970
8 February 1972
1 February 1975
1 October 1971
7 August 1972
19 December 1978
317 days
181 days
3 years, 321 days
[67]
David Selby ED 20 April 1973 13 March 1976 2 years, 328 days [68]
John McClemens 20 April 1973 31 January 1975 1 year, 286 days [69]
Michael Helsham AO 22 December 1976 1 April 1986 9 years, 100 days [70]
John O'Brien 13 August 1979 11 February 1986 6 years, 182 days [71]
Thomas William Waddell 13 March 1996 12 May 1996 60 days
Alan Abadee RFD 4 October 1996 3 December 1996 60 days
Acting Judge of Appeal Athol Moffitt CMG 10 February 1966 10 August 1966 181 days [31]
Robert Hope AC CMG 14 August 1989 14 October 1992 3 years [41]
Gordon Samuels AC 23 March 1992 7 April 1993 1 year [42]
John Brownie 20 February 1997
3 May 1999
30 June 1997
2 May 2005
130 days
5 year
John Clarke 27 March 1997
5 June 2000
26 March 1998
30 June 2000
1 years
25 days
Ken Carruthers 2 March 1998 3 July 1998 123 days
Gerald Fitzgerald AC 1 July 1998 30 June 1999 1 year
Michael Foster 31 May 1999 26 November 2003 4 years Judge of the Federal Court (1987–1998) [72]
Terence Cole RFD 31 May 1999 1 August 1999 62 days
Jane Mathews AO 8 February 2001 7 February 2005 3 years [73]
James Rolfe 30 April 2001
24 September 2001
29 June 2001
30 November 2001
60 days
67 days
Gerald Fitzgerald AC 4 June 2001
3 September 2001
29 June 2001
30 November 2001
25 days
88 days
Michael Campbell 3 June 2002
5 February 2004
28 June 2002
4 February 2005
25 days
365 days
Jerrold Cripps 24 January 2003 23 January 2005 2 years Independent Commission Against Corruption (2004–2009)
Jeffrey Miles 28 April 2003 27 April 2005 2 years Formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the ACT [44]
Paul Stein AM 2 February 2004 1 February 2006 2 years Judge of the District Court of NSW (1983–1985)
Judge of the Land and Environment Court (1985–1997)
Ronald Sackville AO 1 September 2008 13 July 2019 10 years Judge of the Federal Court (1994–2008)
Roderick Howie 6 September 2010 31 December 2010 116 days
Peter Young AO 1 May 2012 31 December 2012 244 days [49]
Arthur Emmett AO 30 September 2015 2021 6 years [54]
Reginald Barrett 16 March 2016 30 June 2020 4 years
Carolyn Simpson 30 March 2018 6 years [57]
Chief Judge
at Common Law
John McClemens 20 April 1973 31 January 1975 1 year, 286 days [69]
Robert Taylor 1 January 1975 19 December 1978 3 years, 352 days [67]
Colin Begg 28 September 1983 9 September 1984 347 days [74]
Jack Lee 4 August 1988 8 October 1991 3 years, 65 days
David Hunt 28 November 1991 31 March 1998 6 years, 123 days Subsequently appointed Australia's Judge on UN International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia
James Wood AO 1 April 1998 31 August 2005 7 years, 152 days [44]
Peter McClellan AM 2 September 2005 21 February 2013 7 years, 172 days [44]
Clifton Hoeben AM RFD 22 February 2013 31 August 2021 9 years, 130 days
Robert Beech-Jones |31 August 2021 3 years, 83 days Appointed to the High Court
Chief Judge
in Equity
Sir John Harvey 10 February 1925 31 January 1935 9 years, 355 days [27]
Harold Sprent Nicholas 17 November 1939 7 January 1948 8 years, 51 days [75]
Charles McLelland 8 September 1958 30 September 1972 14 years, 22 days [36]
Michael Helsham AO 22 December 1976 1 April 1986 9 years, 100 days [70]
Thomas William Waddell 2 April 1986 16 April 1993 7 years, 14 days
Malcolm McLelland 17 April 1993 29 August 1997 4 years, 134 days
David Hodgson AO 30 August 1997 22 April 2001 3 years, 235 days
Peter Young AO 23 April 2001 5 March 2009 7 years, 316 days [49]
Patricia Bergin 6 March 2009 14 March 2017 8 years, 8 days
Julie Ward 15 March 2017 5 March 2022 4 years, 355 days Appointed President of the Court of Appeal [58]
David Hammerschlag 17 March 2022 2 years, 250 days [63]
Chief Judge,
Commercial Division
Andrew Rogers 21 December 1987 3 May 1993 5 years, 133 days
Barry O'Keefe AM, RFD, ED 19 May 1993 13 November 1994 1 year, 178 days Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner (1994–1999)
Judicial Appointment revived (without loss of seniority) 14 November 1999
Roger Giles 8 December 1994 11 June 1998 3 years, 185 days
Chief Judge,
Criminal Division
John O'Brien 13 August 1979 11 February 1986 6 years, 182 days [71]
Chief Judge,
Family Law Division
David Selby ED 20 April 1973 13 March 1976 2 years, 328 days [68]
Judge John Stephen [c] 5 March 1826 31 December 1832 6 years, 301 days Appointed by Legislative Council 17 August 1825 [22]
Sir James Dowling [b] 6 August 1827 27 September 1844 17 years, 52 days [4]
William Burton 22 December 1832 6 July 1844 11 years, 197 days Appointed a judge in Madras [76]
John Willis 7 November 1837 8 February 1841 3 years, 93 days [77]
Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG, CB [c] 27 March 1841 5 November 1873 34 years, 205 days [5]
Sir John Dickinson 2 October 1844 17 February 1861 16 years, 138 days [23]
Roger Therry 18 February 1846 31 January 1859 12 years, 347 days [78]
William à Beckett 1 October 1846 23 January 1852 5 years, 114 days [79]
Samuel Milford 1 April 1857 26 May 1865 8 years, 55 days [80]
Edward Wise 15 February 1860 28 September 1865 5 years, 217 days [81]
Alfred Cheeke 12 June 1865 14 March 1876 10 years, 276 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1859–1865) [82]
John Hargrave 23 June 1865 11 October 1881 16 years, 110 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1858–1859) [83]
Peter Faucett 4 October 1865 8 February 1888 22 years, 125 days [84]
Sir William Manning 28 April 1876 17 October 1887 11 years, 172 days [85]
Sir William Charles Windeyer [i] 9 August 1881 31 August 1896 15 years, 22 days [86]
Sir Joseph Innes [j] 14 October 1881 28 October 1896 15 years, 14 days [87]
Henry Stephen [c] 19 May 1887 25 February 1904 16 years, 282 days [24]
Sir William Owen [k] 18 October 1887 1 February 1908 20 years, 106 days [88][89]
George Deffell 3 January 1888 9 November 1889 1 year, 310 days [90][91]
William Foster 14 February 1888 18 December 1894 6 years, 307 days [92]
Charles James Manning 13 November 1889 8 August 1898 8 years, 268 days [93][94]
Sir George Simpson 18 December 1894 11 April 1910 15 years, 114 days [95]
Henry Cohen 10 September 1896 5 January 1912 15 years, 117 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1881–1882) [96]
Archibald Simpson 21 November 1896 31 December 1917 21 years, 40 days [97][98]
Gregory Walker 23 August 1898 31 December 1906 8 years, 130 days [99][100]
Robert Pring 16 June 1902 31 July 1922 20 years, 45 days [25][101]
Sir Philip Street KCMG [d] 1 February 1907 31 January 1934 26 years, 364 days [10]
Richard Sly 11 February 1908 16 December 1920 12 years, 309 days [102]
Sir Alexander Gordon 27 April 1910 22 January 1929 18 years, 270 days [103]
Sir David Ferguson 5 March 1912 6 October 1932 20 years, 215 days [26][104]
George Rich 2 July 1912 4 April 1913 276 days Appointed to the High Court [105]
Sir John Harvey 15 April 1913 31 January 1936 22 years, 291 days [27][106]
Sir Charles Wade KCMG 15 March 1920 26 September 1922 2 years, 195 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW
Attorney General (1904–1910)
Premier (1907–1910)
[107]
Augustus James 6 January 1921 27 February 1934 13 years, 52 days [108]
James Lang Campbell 1 September 1922 22 November 1929 7 years, 82 days [109]
Sir Langer Owen CBE [k] 30 October 1922 27 August 1933 10 years, 301 days [110][111]
Reginald Long Innes [j] 10 February 1925 16 November 1940 15 years, 280 days [112][113]
Sir Colin Davidson 14 February 1927 17 November 1949 22 years, 276 days [109]
Sir Percival Halse-Rogers KBE 7 June 1928 7 October 1945 17 years, 122 days [114]
Edward Milner Stephen [c] 10 June 1929 28 April 1939 9 years, 322 days [115]
Sir Kenneth Street KCMG [d] 7 October 1931 27 January 1960 28 years, 112 days [12]
Victor Maxwell [l] 9 August 1932 31 August 1956 24 years, 22 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1928)
Acting Judge of the Supreme Court (1929–1930 & 1934)
[116]
Francis Stewart Boyce 28 August 1932 27 June 1940 7 years, 304 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1916–1917) [117]
Harold Sprent Nicholas 1 February 1935 7 January 1948 12 years, 340 days [75]
Sir Thomas Bavin KCMG 16 October 1935 31 August 1941 5 years, 319 days [118]
Ernest David Roper 25 May 1937 [m] 28 June 1958 21 years, 34 days [120]
Sir William FL Owen KBE [k] 25 October 1937 21 September 1961 23 years, 331 days Appointed to the High Court [121]
Sir Dudley Williams MC 17 June 1940 14 October 1940 119 days Appointed to the High Court [122]
Reginald Schofield Bonney 1 August 1940 26 September 1950 10 years, 56 days [123]
Henry George Edwards 28 November 1940 2 July 1952 11 years, 217 days [124]
Sir Leslie Herron KBE, CMG, KStJ 10 February 1941 22 May 1972 31 years, 102 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1939–1941) [14]
John Clancy CMG 9 July 1947 29 May 1965 17 years, 324 days [28]
Sir Bernard Sugerman 10 September 1947 30 September 1972 25 years, 20 days [30]
Francis Dwyer 5 April 1948 16 November 1953 5 years, 225 days [125]
Ted Kinsella 18 January 1950 9 June 1963 13 years, 142 days Judge of the District Court of NSW 1943
Member of the Industrial Commission of NSW (1943–1950)
[126]
Stanley Toose [n] 13 November 1950 5 April 1954 3 years, 143 days [127]
John McClemens 3 September 1951 7 March 1975 23 years, 185 days [69]
Charles McLelland 28 April 1952 28 April 1973 21 years, 0 days [36]
Alan Taylor 5 May 1952 2 September 1952 120 days Appointed to the High Court [128]
Athol Richardson 5 May 1952 16 October 1967 15 years, 164 days [129]
Russell Brereton [h] 13 October 1952 7 May 1974 21 years, 206 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1951–1952) [130]
Bill Dovey 30 March 1953 9 April 1964 11 years, 10 days [131]
Hugh Maguire 25 September 1953 31 October 1973 20 years, 36 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1947)
Acting Judge of the Supreme Court (1953)
[132]
Frederick Myers 9 October 1953 26 July 1971 17 years, 290 days [133]
Cyril Walsh 8 February 1954 2 October 1969 15 years, 236 days Appointed to the High Court [37]
John Nield 8 February 1954 29 April 1962 8 years, 80 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1934–1954) [134]
Keith Ferguson 6 May 1955 5 June 1965 10 years, 30 days [135]
Martin Hardie 2 September 1955 29 June 1974 18 years, 300 days
Sir James Manning 5 December 1955 28 February 1973 17 years, 85 days [40]
Wilfred Collins 5 December 1955 27 February 1979 23 years, 84 days [136]
Rex Chambers 3 April 1958 31 December 1963 5 years, 272 days [137]
Rae Else-Mitchell CMG 8 September 1958 1 October 1974 16 years, 23 days [138]
Bruce MacFarlan OBE [g] 28 July 1959 31 October 1974 15 years, 95 days [139]
Sir Kenneth Jacobs KBE 21 March 1960 7 February 1974 13 years, 323 days Appointed to the High Court [32]
Sir Gordon Wallace 21 March 1960 21 January 1970 9 years, 306 days [29]
John Nagle AO 21 March 1960 10 July 1983 23 years, 111 days [40]
Robert Taylor 10 October 1961 19 December 1978 17 years, 70 days [67]
David Selby ED 29 June 1962 13 March 1976 13 years, 258 days [68]
Athol Moffitt CMG 9 November 1962 25 June 1984 21 years, 229 days [31]
Kenneth Asprey 25 June 1963 6 July 1975 12 years, 11 days [39]
Colin Begg 3 April 1964 9 September 1984 20 years, 159 days [74]
Philip Allen 4 August 1964 2 February 1978 13 years, 182 days
John O'Brien 31 August 1964 11 February 1986 21 years, 164 days [71]
Simon Isaacs 19 October 1964 9 April 1975 10 years, 172 days [140]
John Holmes 8 November 1965 21 January 1973 7 years, 74 days [38]
Sir Laurence Street KCMG [d] 29 November 1965 1 November 1988 22 years, 338 days [16]
Norman Jenkyn 29 November 1965 29 November 1975 10 years, 0 days [141]
Jack Lee 12 September 1966 8 October 1991 25 years, 26 days
Raymond Reynolds AO 17 October 1967 18 February 1983 15 years, 124 days
Michael Helsham AO 19 August 1968 1 April 1986 17 years, 225 days [70]
Leycester Meares AC CMG 2 June 1969 4 February 1979 9 years, 247 days
Paul Toose CBE [n] 2 June 1969 30 April 1981 11 years, 332 days
Robert Hope AC CMG 22 September 1969 23 July 1989 19 years, 304 days [41]
Gordon Carmichael 7 October 1969 19 March 1981 11 years, 163 days
John Slattery AO [o] 22 January 1970 3 August 1988 18 years, 194 days
Antony Larkins 18 October 1971 29 July 1983 11 years, 284 days [142]
Philip Woodward 19 October 1971 2 February 1982 10 years, 106 days
Kevin Holland 23 August 1972 1 March 1985 12 years, 190 days [143]
Dennis Mahoney AO 8 August 1972 3 February 1997 24 years, 179 days
Francis Hutley 9 October 1972 22 October 1984 12 years, 13 days
Gordon Samuels AC 20 November 1972 23 March 1992 19 years, 124 days [42]
Ian Sheppard AO 6 February 1973 8 December 1979 6 years, 305 days Judge of the Federal Court (1979–1987)
Hal Wootten 17 September 1973 7 October 1983 10 years, 20 days
Harold Glass AO 17 September 1973 3 July 1987 13 years, 289 days
Arthur Francis Rath 18 February 1974 20 June 1984 10 years, 123 days
Victor Maxwell [l] 8 April 1974 1 August 1990 16 years, 115 days [144]
Thomas William Waddell 25 July 1974 16 April 1993 18 years, 265 days
Philip Jeffrey 26 August 1974 24 December 1978 4 years, 120 days [145]
David Yeldham 21 October 1974 28 January 1990 15 years, 99 days
George Needham 4 November 1974 6 April 1989 14 years, 153 days
William Ash 20 February 1975 1 October 1982 7 years, 223 days [146]
Henry Cantor 6 June 1975 2 June 1986 10 years, 361 days [147]
Sir William Deane AC KBE 1 February 1977 31 March 1977 58 days Judge of the Federal Court (1977–1982)
Subsequently appointed to the High Court
Phillip Powell AM 26 April 1977 8 November 2002 25 years, 196 days
Edwin Lusher 29 September 1977 16 June 1986 8 years, 260 days
John Kearney 1 May 1978 21 February 1992 13 years, 296 days
Adrian Roden 4 December 1978 31 March 1989 10 years, 117 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1977–1978) [148]
David Hunt 5 March 1979 31 March 1998 19 years, 26 days Subsequently appointed Australia's Judge on UN International
Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia
Bill Fisher AO 30 July 1979 17 November 1981 2 years, 110 days President Industrial Commission of NSW (1981–1998)
Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW 1998-2002
[149]
Malcolm McLelland 30 July 1979 29 August 1997 18 years, 30 days
Andrew Rogers 14 December 1979 3 May 1993 13 years, 140 days
Donald Stewart 24 June 1981 31 December 1984 3 years, 190 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1977–1981) [150]
Michael Foster 13 July 1981 1 November 1987 6 years, 111 days Judge of the Federal Court (1987–1998) [72]
Thomas Reynolds 13 July 1981 11 April 1988 6 years, 273 days [151]
Kep Enderby 22 February 1982 26 June 1992 10 years, 125 days
Jeffrey Miles 8 March 1982 16 June 1985 3 years, 100 days Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the ACT
John Clarke 1 February 1983 14 February 1997 14 years, 13 days
David Hodgson AO 31 October 1983 9 August 2011 27 years, 282 days
John Brian 21 November 1983 28 February 1999 15 years, 99 days
Ken Carruthers 28 November 1983 17 February 1995 11 years, 81 days
James Wood AO 1 February 1984 31 August 2005 21 years, 211 days [44]
Mervyn Finlay 13 August 1984 8 September 1995 11 years, 26 days
Rex Smart 29 October 1984 13 November 1998 14 years, 15 days
Michael Grove RFD 11 February 1985 11 October 2010 25 years, 242 days

[152]

Peter Young AO 4 March 1985 23 April 2012 27 years, 50 days [49]
Peter McInerney 8 July 1985 12 March 1999 13 years, 247 days
Michael Campbell 3 March 1986 6 February 1994 7 years, 340 days Chief Judge, Compensation Court of NSW (1994–2004)
John Bryson 12 May 1986 28 February 2007 20 years, 292 days [46]
John Brownie 16 June 1986 25 October 1996 10 years, 131 days
Colin Allen 1 August 1986 4 August 1996 10 years, 3 days
Jane Mathews AO 7 July 1987 3 July 1994 6 years, 361 days President Administrative Appeals Tribunal [73]
Peter Newman RFD 2 November 1987 5 November 2000 13 years, 3 days
Ray Loveday AM 29 April 1988 9 June 1993 5 years, 41 days
Roger Giles 6 May 1988 23 December 2011 23 years, 231 days
Terence Cole RFD 5 May 1988 18 May 1998 10 years, 13 days
Tim Studdert 19 September 1988 15 July 2007 18 years, 299 days
Brian Sully 24 July 1989 19 March 2007 17 years, 238 days [153]
Jeremy Badgery-Parker 25 July 1989 20 March 1998 8 years, 238 days
George Sharpe 26 July 1989 9 August 1993 4 years, 14 days
Alan Abadee RFD 27 August 1990 3 October 2000 10 years, 37 days
James Rolfe 24 September 1990 16 March 2001 10 years, 173 days
Bruce James 18 May 1991 9 December 2011 20 years, 205 days
William Victor Windeyer AM, RFD, ED [i] 14 April 1992 28 November 2008 16 years, 228 days
Morris Ireland 18 May 1992 13 June 2000 8 years, 26 days [154]
David Levine RFD 10 August 1992 31 March 2005 12 years, 233 days [44]
John Dunford 2 February 1993 1 May 2005 12 years, 88 days [44]
Robert Shallcross Hulme 14 May 1993 6 June 2012 19 years, 23 days
Barry O'Keefe AM, RFD, ED 19 May 1993 22 March 2004 10 years, 308 days Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner (1994–1999)
Judicial Appointment revived (without loss of seniority) 14 November 1999
[43]
Kim Santow OAM 30 August 1993 31 December 2007 14 years, 123 days
Carolyn Simpson 22 December 1993 29 March 2018 24 years, 97 days [57]
Reg Blanch 28 February 1994 13 December 1994 288 days Chief Judge of the District Court of NSW (1994–2014)
Robert Hunter 29 April 1994 21 July 2002 8 years, 83 days
Vince Bruce 4 July 1994 8 March 1999 4 years, 247 days [155]
John Dowd AO 25 July 1994 23 August 2004 10 years, 29 days [43]
Theodore Simos 31 January 1995 16 October 2001 6 years, 258 days
Russell Bainton 20 February 1995 28 August 1998 3 years, 189 days
Harold Sperling 27 February 1995 27 February 2005 10 years, 0 days

[44]

Peter Hidden AM 16 October 1995 17 March 2016 20 years, 153 days
Graham Barr 26 August 1996 21 March 2009 28 years, 88 days
John Hamilton 17 March 1997 31 March 2009 12 years, 14 days [156]
Clifford Einstein 1 September 1997 3 May 2012 14 years, 245 days
Greg James 14 April 1998 1 May 2005 7 years, 17 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1988–1990) [44]
Michael Adams 28 July 1998 10 February 2017 18 years, 197 days Chief Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission
David Kirby [f] 12 August 1998 14 October 2011 13 years, 63 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1988–1989) [157]
Robert Austin 31 August 1998 5 March 2010 11 years, 186 days
Michael Walton 8 December 2016 25 years, 340 days Judge, Vice President & President of the Industrial Court of NSW
(18 December 1998 - 7 December 2016)
[158][159]
Patricia Bergin 1 March 1999 14 March 2017 18 years, 13 days
Virginia Bell 25 March 1999 19 December 2008 9 years, 269 days Appointed to the High Court
Anthony Whealy 26 June 2000 29 June 2012 12 years, 3 days [160]
Roderick Howie 11 October 2000 14 May 2010 9 years, 215 days
Peter McClellan AM 29 January 2001 25 August 2003 2 years, 208 days Chief Judge, Land and Environment Court
(25 August 2003 – 1 September 2005)
Reginald Barrett 19 March 2001 20 April 2015 14 years, 32 days [161]
George Palmer 23 April 2001 3 June 2011 10 years, 41 days
Joseph Campbell 26 October 2001 19 December 2012 11 years, 54 days
Terrence Buddin 30 January 2002 16 March 2012 10 years, 46 days
Ian Gzell 4 February 2002 27 May 2013 11 years, 112 days [162]
David Ipp 21 October 2002 13 November 2009 7 years, 23 days Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner (2009–2014)
Jeff Shaw 4 February 2003 12 November 2004 1 year, 282 days [43]
William Nicholas 5 February 2003 1 July 2013 10 years, 146 days
Robert McDougall 21 August 2003 31 January 2019 15 years, 163 days [45]
David Hislop 23 March 2004 26 March 2014 10 years, 3 days [43]
Richard White 27 April 2004 20 years, 209 days [59]
Clifton Hoeben AM RFD 16 August 2004 31 August 2021 17 years, 15 days [43]
Peter Johnson 1 February 2005 19 years, 295 days [44]
Peter Hall 8 March 2005 21 December 2016 11 years, 288 days Chief Commissioner of Independent Commission Against Corruption (2017–2022) [44][163]
Megan Latham 12 April 2005 27 July 2018 13 years, 106 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1998–2005)
Commissioner of Independent Commission Against Corruption (2014–2016)
[44][164]
Stephen Rothman AM 3 May 2005 19 years, 203 days [44]
Paul Brereton AM, RFD [h] 15 August 2005 30 May 2023 17 years, 288 days Appointed as Commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission [60][61]
Derek Price AM 28 August 2006 18 years, 86 days Chief Magistrate Local Court (2002–2014)
Chief Judge of the District Court of NSW (2014- )
[165]
David Hammerschlag 30 January 2007 17 years, 297 days Appointed Chief Judge in Equity (2022-) [166]
Ian Harrison 12 February 2007 17 years, 284 days [167]
Elizabeth Fullerton 19 February 2007 17 years, 277 days [168]
Lucy McCallum 30 January 2008 7 March 2022 14 years, 36 days Appointed Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory
Nigel Rein 5 May 2008 18 March 2022 13 years, 317 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (2002–2008) [169][64]
Julie Ward 29 September 2008 16 years, 54 days [170]
Robert Allan Hulme 2 March 2009 15 years, 265 days [171]
Robert Forster 4 May 2009 26 March 2010 326 days [172]
Michael Slattery [o] 25 May 2009 15 years, 181 days [173]
David Davies 29 June 2009 15 years, 146 days [174]
Monika Schmidt 27 July 2009 11 September 2019 10 years, 46 days Judge of the Industrial Court of NSW (1993–2009) [175][176]
Michael Pembroke 12 April 2010 12 April 2020 10 years, 0 days [177]
Michael Ball 13 April 2010 14 years, 223 days [178]
Peter Garling RFD 7 June 2010 14 years, 168 days [179]
John Sackar 1 February 2011 13 years, 295 days [180]
Ashley Black 4 July 2011 13 years, 141 days [181]
Christine Adamson 17 October 2011 13 years, 36 days [182]
Geoffrey Bellew 31 January 2012 Appointed [Chairman of the New South Wales Parole Board] 12 years, 296 days [51][183]
James Stevenson 1 February 2012 12 years, 295 days [51][184]
Robert Beech-Jones 12 March 2012 12 years, 255 days Appointed to the High Court [185]
Stephen Campbell 2 May 2012 12 years, 204 days [186]
Richard Button 12 June 2012 12 years, 163 days [187]
Geoff Lindsay 6 August 2012 12 years, 108 days [188]
Philip Hallen 12 November 2012 30 June 2023 10 years, 230 days [189]
Francois Kunc 8 April 2013 11 years, 228 days [190]
Stephen Robb 20 June 2013 11 years, 155 days [191]
Rowan Darke 16 August 2013 16 August 2023 10 years, 0 days [192][193]
Robertson Wright 25 October 2013 11 years, 28 days [194]
Peter Hamill 29 April 2014 10 years, 207 days [195]
Helen Wilson 3 November 2014 10 years, 19 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (2014-2014) [196]
Des Fagan 11 June 2015 9 years, 164 days
Natalie Adams 5 April 2016 8 years, 231 days
Julia Lonergan 21 March 2017 7 years, 246 days [58]
Guy Parker 6 April 2017 7 years, 230 days [197]
Kelly Rees 5 September 2018 6 years, 78 days [198]
Lea Armstrong 31 October 2018 6 years, 22 days NSW Crown Solicitor (2015–2018)
President of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (2018–)
[199]
Trish Henry 30 January 2019 5 years, 297 days [45]
Mark Ierace 31 January 2019 5 years, 296 days [200]
Richard Cavanagh 16 September 2019 5 years, 67 days [176]
Kate Williams 15 April 2020 4 years, 221 days [201]
Hament Dhanji 20 September 2021 3 years, 63 days [202]
Elisabeth Peden 6 April 2022 2 years, 230 days [64]
Mark Richmond 19 April 2022 2 years, 217 days [64]
Michael Meek 5 May 2022 2 years, 201 days [203]
Dina Yehia 4 July 2022 2 years, 141 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (2014–2022) [204]
Nicholas Chen 11 July 2022 2 years, 134 days [204]
Sarah McNaughton 11 October 2022 2 years, 42 days Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (2016–2022) [205]
Richard Howard Weinstein SC 1 February 2023 1 year, 295 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (2019–2023) [65]
Deborah Anne Sweeney 8 February 2023 1 year, 288 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (2006–2023) [65]
Scott Nixon 8 February 2023 1 year, 106 days [206]
Anthony McGrath 15 February 2023 1 year, 99 days [206]
Sarah Huggett 29 November 2023 16 April 2024 359 days [207]
Additional Judge Samuel Milford 1 January 1856 31 March 1857 1 year, 89 days [80]
Acting Judge John Kinchela April 1836 September 1837 1 year
Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG, CB [c] 30 April 1839 26 March 1841 1–2 years [5]
Henry Stephen [c] 1 October 1876 31 October 1886 9–10 years [24]
James Sheen Dowling [b] 1 April 1878 31 December 1881 2–3 years Judge of the District Court of NSW (1858–1889) [208]
Arthur Holroyd 2 April 1879 5 April 1879 3 days [209]
William Charles Windeyer August 1879 9 August 1881 2 years, 0 days Appointed judge
George Deffell 12 August 1887 28 December 1887 138 days [90][91]
Alfred Backhouse 1895 1898 2–3 years Judge of the District Court of NSW (1884–1921) [210]
Richard Sly 30 May 1898 31 December 1907 9 years [102]
George Rich 7 June 1911 2 July 1912 1 year [105]
Alexander Gerard Ralston KC 23 September 1919
18 October 1922
1 March 1923
28 July 1924
1 June 1925
31 December 1919
31 December 1922
12 April 1924
14 February 1925
31 December 1925
99 days
74 days
1 year
201 days
213 days
Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1894, 1905, 1907 1920) [211]
Augustus James 21 September 1920 5 January 1921 106 days [108]
Sir David Maughan 28 July 1924
6 May 1936
27 January 1925
31 March 1937
183 days
329 days
[212]
Sir Colin Davidson 8 June 1926 12 February 1927 249 days [109]
Victor Maxwell [l] 10 June 1929
9 February 1934
30 March 1930
8 August 1934
293 days
180 days
Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1928)
Judge of the Supreme Court (1934–1956)
[116]
John Hammond 11 June 1929 31 December 1929 203 days [213]
Francis Stewart Boyce 17 June 1932 27 August 1932 71 days [117]
Richard Windeyer [i] 23 November 1936 15 February 1937 112 days [214][215]
Ernest David Roper 8 March 1937 24 May 1937 77 days [120]
Henry George Edwards 18 November 1937 5 September 1938 308 days [124]
Charles Hardwick CMG 9 January 1939 31 May 1939 142 days [216]
Arthur Pitt 14 February 1939 31 May 1939 106 days [217]
Edmund Alfred Barton [p] 1 June 1939 30 April 1940 334 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1933–1949) [218]
Sir Dudley Williams MC 17 November 1939 16 June 1940 212 days [122]
Keith Ferguson 17 March 1941 30 April 1941 44 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW 1933
Judge of the Supreme Court (1955–1965)
[135]
Stanley Toose [n] 5 January 1949 12 November 1950 1 years [127]
John Nield 7 January 1952 25 January 1952 18 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1934–1954) [134]
Gerald O'Sullivan 7 January 1952
12 January 1953
25 January 1952
1 February 1953
18 days
20 days
Judge of the District Court of NSW (1950–1960) [219]
John Brennan 12 January 1953 8 February 1953 27 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1951–1977) [220]
Frank Stephen 12 January 1953
11 June 1956
8 February 1953
26 October 1956
27 days
137 days
Judge of the District Court of NSW (1952–1967) [221]
Hugh Maguire 30 March 1953 24 September 1953 178 days Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1947)
Judge of the Supreme Court (1953–1973)
[132]
Frederick Myers 9 April 1953 8 October 1953 182 days [133]
Wilfred Collins 13 September 1955 4 December 1955 82 days [136]
Sir Kenneth Jacobs KBE 1 July 1959 31 December 1959 183 days Appointed to the High Court [32]
Kenneth Asprey 24 October 1962 24 June 1963 243 days [39]
Hereward Henchman [q] 12 September 1966 28 February 1967 169 days Judge of the District Court of NSW (1968–1974) [222]
Michael Helsham AO 3 June 1968 18 August 1968 76 days [70]
Ken Carruthers 10 October 1983 16 December 1983 67 days
John Slattery AO [o] 12 September 1988 3 December 1992 4 years
James Rolfe 31 January 1989 28 April 1989 87 days
Peter Capelin 27 February 1989
26 February 1990
12 May 1989
4 May 1990
74 days
67 days
[223]
Calvin Callaway 27 February 1989
26 February 1990
29 September 1997
12 May 1989
4 May 1990
19 December 1997
74 days
67 days
81 days
Associate Judge of the District Court of NSW (1988–1990) [224]
George Needham 7 April 1989 6 April 1991 2 years
Kevin Holland 13 June 1989 31 August 1990 10 years [143]
Morris Ireland 14 August 1989 13 October 1989 60 days [154]
Alan Abadee RFD 2 April 1990 1 June 1990 60 days
Vince Bruce 4 June 1990
1 July 1991
3 August 1990
30 August 1991
60 days
60 days
[155]
Jack Lee 8 October 1991 4 December 1992 1 year
Ray Loveday AM 25 October 1993
12 September 1994
31 January 1994
31 December 1994
98 days
110 days
George Sharpe 1 August 1994 31 December 1994 152 days
John Hamilton 29 July 1996 1 November 1996 95 days
Rex Smart 4 March 1999 3 March 2005 6 years
Ken Carruthers 10 May 1999 9 May 2004 5 years
Peter McInerney 24 May 1999 23 May 2001 2 years
Jeremy Badgery-Parker 1 July 1999 30 June 2002 3 years
Morris Ireland 14 June 2000 13 June 2003 3 years [154]
David Ipp 29 January 2001 1 January 2003 1–2 years
Peter Newman RFD 8 February 2001 7 February 2005 3 years
Jerrold Cripps 24 January 2002 23 January 2003 1 year Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner (2004–2009)
Reg Blanch 3 June 2002 28 June 2002 25 days Chief Judge of the District Court of NSW (1994–2014)
Jane Mathews AO 8 February 2001 18 December 2017 16 years Judge of the District Court of NSW (1980–1987)
William Victor Windeyer AM, RFD, ED [i] 17 August 2009 30 November 2012 3 years
Peter Hidden AM 20 July 2016 2021 5 years
Monika Schmidt 3 February 2020 4 years
Judge at Port Phillip [r] John Willis 8 February 1841 24 June 1843 [s] 2 years, 136 days [77]
William Jeffcott 1 July 1843 December 1844 1 year, 153 days [228]
Roger Therry 9 January 1845 17 February 1846 1 year, 39 days [78]
William à Beckett 28 February 1846 23 January 1852 5 years, 329 days Became first Chief Justice of Victoria 24 January 1852 [79]
Judge at Moreton Bay [t] Samuel Milford 21 January 1856 14 February 1859 3 years, 24 days [80]
Alfred Lutwyche 15 February 1859 7 August 1861 2 years, 173 days Appointed first judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland [230]
Master in Equity William Carter 1 December 1823
1829
22 November 1841
1828
1832
1843
4–5 years
2–3 years
1–2 years
John Kinchela 30 November 1840 September 1841 275–304 days
Samuel Milford 24 January 1843 31 December 1855 12 years, 341 days [80]
George Deffell 1 April 1857 10 May 1866 9 years, 39 days [90][91]
Arthur Holroyd 11 May 1866 19 January 1885 18 years, 253 days [209]
Henry F Barton 20 January 1885 25 October 1902 18 years, 278 days [231]
Henry P Owen 4 November 1902 31 July 1918 15 years, 269 days [232]
William Parker 1 August 1918 25 July 1940 21 years, 359 days [233]
John Hooton 26 July 1940 1959 18–19 years
Edward Dawes 1959 1976 16–17 years
Brian Cohen 1976 1983 6–7 years
Denis Gressier 1983 1991 7–8 years
William Victor Windeyer AM, RFD, ED [i] 1989 April 1992 2–3 years
Master in Lunacy Arthur Holroyd 16 May 1879 19 January 1885 5 years, 248 days [209]
Henry F Barton 20 January 1885 25 October 1902 18 years, 278 days [231]
Henry P Owen 4 November 1902 31 July 1918 15 years, 269 days [232]
Master Henry Cantor 1 July 1972 5 June 1975 2 years, 339 days
Master, Common Law George Sharpe 1975 1989 13–14 years
Colin Allen 1976 July 1986 9–10 years
John Hogan 1982 1989 6–7 years
Terence Greenwood 1982 1997 14–15 years
James Monaghan 6 August 1986 2 December 1988 2 years, 118 days [234]
Master, Common Law / Associate Judge Bryan Malpass 1989 30 October 2008 18–19 years
Master / Associate Judge Joanne Harrison 1997 26–27 years
Master in Equity / Associate Judge John McLaughlin 1989 4 July 2010 20–21 years
Richard Macready 1992 27 February 2013 20–21 years
Associate Judge Philip Hallen 5 July 2010 11 November 2012 2 years, 129 days [235]
Acting Master in Equity Frederick Salisbury 8 June 1897 31 December 1897 206 days
Harry Henry 1 November 1928
22 May 1933
31 January 1929
February 1934
91 days
255–282 days
Geofrey Stuckey 4 December 1937 31 January 1938 58 days
Deputy Master in Equity Frederick Salisbury 3 April 1905 31 May 1905 58 days

Notes

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  1. ^ The dates for acting judges and acting judges of appeal are from the date of their first commission until the date of their last commission. The judge may not have had a commission for the entire period and may not have sat throughout that period.
    From 1918 until 1990 a judge was required to retire at age 70. Since 1990 a judge is required to retire at age 72 but may be appointed an acting judge until age 77.[1]
  2. ^ a b c d James Sheen Dowling was the son of Chief Justice Sir James Dowling.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The Stephen family is a prominent legal dynasty in Australia.[21] John Stephen was the father of Sir Alfred Stephen, grandfather of (Matthew) Henry Stephen and great grandfather of Edward Milner Stephen.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The Street family is a prominent legal dynasty in Australia.[21] Sir Philip Street was the father of Sir Kenneth Street and the grandfather of Sir Laurence Street
  5. ^ a b Fabian Gleeson is the son of Gerald Gleeson AC, the former Secretary of the NSW Premier's Department & brother of Justin Gleeson, the former Solicitor-General of Australia and is unrelated to Murray Gleeson AC whose daughter Jacqueline Gleeson is a judge of the Federal Court.
  6. ^ a b c Michael Kirby is the elder brother of David Kirby.
  7. ^ a b Bruce MacFarlan is the father of Robert MacFarlan
  8. ^ a b c Russell Brereton is the father of Paul Brereton
  9. ^ a b c d e The Windeyer family is a prominent legal dynasty in Australia.[21]
  10. ^ a b Sir Joseph Innes was the father of Regniald Long Innes
  11. ^ a b c Sir William Owen was the father of Sir Langer Owen and the grandfather of Sir William FL Owen.
  12. ^ a b c Victor Maxwell (1887-1975) was the father of Victor Maxwell (1922-1997).
  13. ^ Roper was appointed as a Judge of the Land and Valuation Court on 25 May 1937. Every six months from 1937 to 1939, he received an additional commission as an acting judge of the Supreme Court. In 1940 his appointment as a Supreme Court judge was backdated to 25 May 1937.[119]
  14. ^ a b c Stanley Toose is the father of Paul Toose
  15. ^ a b c John Slattery is the father of Michael Slattery
  16. ^ Edmund Alfred Barton was the son of High Court judge Sir Edmund Barton.
  17. ^ Hereward John Humfry Henchman was the son of Hereward Humfry Henchman a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
  18. ^ A resident judge was appointed for the Port Phillip District between 1840 and 1852 when the district became the colony of Victoria.[225]
  19. ^ Willis was notified on 24 June 1843 that he had been amoved by Governor Gipps, however the Privy Council subsequently held that while there were sufficient grounds for his removal, he should have been given an opportunity to be heard.[226] His appointment was revoked by the Queen in August 1846.[227]
  20. ^ A resident judge was appointed for the Moreton Bay District from 1852,[229] until the district became the colony of Queensland

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