(born 1909; died 1973). A Justice 1969-73.
Admitted NSW Bar 1934. Judge Supreme Court of NSW 1954-69, Judge of Appeal 1966-69. PC (1971).
(born 1917; died 2005). A Justice 1970-81. Chief Justice 1981-87.
Admitted Queensland Bar 1939 (QC 1957). Served in World War II as Major in Australian Army. Judge of Queensland Supreme Court 1961-67. Judge of Federal Court of Bankruptcy and ACT Supreme Court 1967-70. PC (1972).
(born 1925). A Justice 1972-87. Chief Justice 1987-95.
Admitted NSW Bar 1951 (QC 1964). Served in RAAF, World War II. Commonwealth Solicitor-General 1964-69. Judge NSW Court of Appeal 1969-72.
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(born 5 October 1917, died 24 May 2015). A Justice 1974-79.
Admitted NSW Bar 1947 (QC 1958). Served with AIF, World War II. Judge Supreme Court of NSW 1960-74, Judge of Appeal 1966-74, President Court of Appeal 1972-74.
(born 1923; died 2017). A Justice 1972-82.
Joined Victorian Bar 1952 (QC 1966). Served with AIF, World War II. Judge Supreme Court of Victoria 1970-72. Governor-General of Australia 1982-89. Australian Ambassador for the Environment 1989-92. Chairman, Second Strand Nthn Ireland Peace Talks 1992. Judge International Tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda since 1993. PC (1979).
(born 1922; died 1986). A Justice 1975-86.
Admitted NSW Bar 1947 (QC 1960). Senator 1962-74, including Government Leader, Attorney-General and Minister for Customs and Excise 1972-75.
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(born 1916; died 1982). A Justice 1976-82.
Joined Victorian Bar 1949 (QC 1957). Member, Legal Department of United Nations 1942-48.
(born 1922; died 2005). A Justice 1979-89.
Admitted WA Bar 1951 (QC 1963). Served in RAAF, World War II. Chief Crown Prosecutor 1959-61, Crown Counsel 1961-69, Solicitor-General (WA) 1969-79. Moderator, WA Synod, Uniting Church 1977-79. President, Uniting Church of Australia 1988-91. President, Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission 1990-97.
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(born 1931). A Justice 1982-95.
Admitted NSW Bar 1957 (QC 1966). Judge Supreme Court of NSW 1977. Judge, Federal Court of Australia 1977-82. President, Australian Trade Practices Tribunal 1977-82. Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001.
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(born 1933). A Justice 1982-97.
Joined Victorian Bar 1957, Tasmanian Bar 1972 (QC 1971). Solicitor-General (Vic) 1974-82. Lieut. Cmdr. RANVR. Member Australian Motor Sport Appeal Court 1974-86, Chairman 1987.
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(born 4 March 1930, died 9 April 2015). A Justice 1987-98.
Admitted WA Bar 1952 (QC 1968). Judge, Federal Court of Australia & Supreme Court of NT 1977-87. NT Aboriginal Land Commissioner 1977-82. Member, Constitutional Commission 1985-86 & Presidential Member, AAT.
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(born 1928; died 2022). A Justice 1981-95. Chief Justice 1995-98.
Admitted Queensland Bar 1951 (QC 1965). Member, Australian Law Reform Commission 1975-77. First President Administrative Appeals Tribunal 1976-79. Judge, Australian Industrial Court and Additional Judge, ACT Supreme Court, 1976-81. Judge, Federal Court of Australia, 1977-81.
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(born 1943). A Justice 1987-2003.
Admitted to NSW Bar 1968 (QC 1981). Deputy President, Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission 1974-1980. Chairman, NSW Legal Services Commission 1979-80. Solicitor-General (NSW) 1981-87.
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(born 1935). A Justice 1989-2005.
Admitted to NSW Bar 1961 (QC 1973). Judge of Court of Appeal and Supreme Court NSW 1984-89. President NSW Bar Association 1981-83. President Australian Bar Association 1983-84.
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(born 1937). A Justice 1998-2007.
Admitted Queensland Bar 1965 (QC 1978). President Queensland Bar Association 1984-87. President Australian Bar Association 1984-85.
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