Murray Gleeson | |||||||||
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 Gleeson in 2006 | |||||||||
| Chief Justice of Australia | |||||||||
| In office 22 May 1998 – 29 August 2008 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | John Howard | ||||||||
| Appointed by | Sir William Deane | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Gerard Brennan | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert French | ||||||||
| Chief Justice of New South Wales | |||||||||
| In office 2 November 1988 – 21 May 1998 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | Nick Greiner | ||||||||
| Appointed by | Sir James Rowland | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Laurence Street | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | James Spigelman | ||||||||
| Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong | |||||||||
| In office 1 March 2009 – 29 February 2024 | |||||||||
| Appointed by | Donald Tsang | ||||||||
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| Born | 30 August 1938 Wingham, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Robyn Paterson (m. 1965) | ||||||||
| Children | 4 including Jacqueline and Rebecca | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sydney | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 紀立信 | ||||||||
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Anthony Murray Gleeson AC GBS KC (born 30 August 1938) is an Australian former judge who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1998 to 2008.
Gleeson was born in Wingham, New South Wales, and studied law at the University of Sydney. He was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1963 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1974, becoming one of the state's leading barristers. Gleeson was appointed Chief Justice of New South Wales in 1988, serving until his elevation to the High Court in 1998. He and Samuel Griffith (appointed 1903) are the only people to have been elevated directly from the chief justiceship of a state to the chief justiceship of the High Court. As required by the constitution, he retired from the court when he reached his 70th birthday.
In October 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Gleeson's daughter, Jacqueline Gleeson, will be elevated to the High Court following the retirement of Justice Virginia Bell.[1]
- ^ "Prime Minister announces new High Court justices ahead of dual retirement". ABC News. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.