Richard Tracey (judge)
Richard Tracey | |
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Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
In office 24 July 2006 – 17 August 2018 | |
6th Judge Advocate General | |
In office 26 September 2007 – 29 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Len Roberts-Smith |
Succeeded by | Michael Slattery |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey 18 August 1948 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 11 October 2019 California, United States | (aged 71)
Education | Melbourne High School Newman College (University of Melbourne) University of Illinois |
Profession | Judge, barrister |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1975–2014 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Australian Army Legal Corps |
Awards | Member of the Order of Australia Reserve Force Decoration |
Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey AM, RFD, QC (18 August 1948 – 11 October 2019) was an Australian military and civil judge and barrister, who was Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force from 2007 to 2014, and a judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 2006 to 2018. Following his retirement from the Federal Court, Tracey was appointed as a commissioner of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, however he died of cancer before the commission provided its interim report.[1]
In the 2014 Australia Day Honours Tracey was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "exceptional service in the field of military law, as a consultant for the Director of Army Legal Services, and as Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Complete shock' as aged care royal commission chair dies of cancer". ABC News. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Major General the Honourable Justice Richard Ross Tracey". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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