Arthur Emmett | |
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Acting Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal | |
Assumed office 30 September 2015 | |
Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal | |
In office 7 March 2013 –30 September 2015 | |
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
In office 3 February 1997 –6 March 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Arthur Robert Emmett 1943 (age 78–79) [1] Crows Nest,New South Wales [1] |
Spouse | Sylvia Street |
Children | 6 [1] |
Parent(s) | Arthur and Phoebe Emmett [1] |
Relatives | Street family (in-law) [1] |
Alma mater | Sydney Law School |
Arthur Robert Emmett, AO , KC (born 1943) is an Australian judge who served as a member of the New South Wales Court of Appeal from 7 March 2013 to 30 September 2015,and has continued to serve as an Acting Judge of the Court of Appeal since that date. From 1997 until 2013 he was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. [2] Prior to 1997 he had a career in private legal practice as a barrister and solicitor.
Emmett was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and the University of Sydney,where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964,a Bachelor of Laws in 1967,and a Master of Laws in 1976. [3] Emmett has lectured in Roman Law at the Sydney Law School,where he holds the title of Challis Lecturer in Roman Law since 1990. [4] On 22 May 2009,the University of Sydney conferred upon Emmett the degree of Doctor of Laws ( honoris causa ). [5]
His wife is Federal Circuit Court judge Sylvia Emmett (née Street), [6] daughter of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales,Sir Laurence Street. They have six children:Laurence,Hilary,Robert,James,Phoebe-Jane,and Christopher. [1]
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