Chief Justice of New South Wales

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The Chief Justice of New South Wales is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of New South Wales. The Chief Justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head, responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.

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The current Chief Justice is Andrew Bell who was appointed by Governor Margaret Beazley.

List of chief justices of New South Wales

No.ImageChief JusticeTerm beganTerm endedTime in of officeGovernor appointedNotes
1 Francis Forbes colour.jpg Sir Francis Forbes 13 October 18231 July 183713 years, 261 daysMajor General Sir Thomas Brisbane GCB , GCH , FRS , FRSE [1]
2 James Dowling.jpg Sir James Dowling 29 August 183727 September 18447 years, 29 daysGeneral Sir Richard Bourke KCB [2]
3 Alfred Stephen.jpg Sir Alfred Stephen GCMG , CB , PC 7 October 18446 November 187329 years, 30 daysMajor Sir George Gipps [3]
4 Justice James Martin.jpg Sir James Martin KCB , QC 19 November 18734 November 188612 years, 350 days Lord Rosmead GCMG , PC [4]
5 Julian Salomons.jpg Sir Julian Salomons 12 November 188627 November 188615 days The Marquess Lincolnshire KG , GCMG , PC , JP , DL [5]
6 Chief Justice Frederick Darley.jpg Sir Frederick Darley GCMG , PC 29 November 18864 January 191023 years, 36 days [6]
7 SirWilliamPortusCullen.jpg Sir William Cullen KCMG 28 January 191027 January 192514 years, 365 days The Viscount Chelmsford GCSI , GCMG , GCIE , GBE , PC [7]
8 Sir Philip Whistler Street in 1918.png Sir Philip Street KCMG 28 January 192531 January 19349 years, 3 daysAdmiral Sir Dudley de Chair KCB , KCMG , KBE , MVO [8]
9 Sir Frederick Jordan.jpg Sir Frederick Jordan KCMG 1 February 19344 November 194915 years, 276 days [9]
10 Kenneth street.jpg Sir Kenneth Street KCMG , KStJ 6 January 195027 January 196010 years, 21 daysLieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG , KCVO , CB , KStJ [10]
11 Herbert V. Evatt.jpg Herbert Evatt QC 15 February 196024 October 19622 years, 251 daysLieutenant General Sir Eric Woodward KCMG , KCVO , CB , CBE , DSO [11]
12 Sir Leslie Herron KBE , CMG , KStJ 25 October 196222 May 19729 years, 210 days [12]
13 John Kerr 1965.jpg Sir John Kerr AK , GCMG , GCVO , QC 23 May 197227 June 19742 years, 35 days Sir Roden Cutler VC , AK , KCMG , KCVO , CBE [13]
14 Sir Laurence Whistler Street.png Sir Laurence Street AC , KCMG , QC 28 June 19741 November 198814 years, 126 days [14]
15 Murray Gleeson.jpg Murray Gleeson AC , QC 2 November 198821 May 19989 years, 200 daysAir Marshal Sir James Rowland AC , KBE , DFC , AFC
16 James Spigelman 2012-02.jpg James Spigelman AC , QC 25 May 199831 May 201113 years, 6 days Gordon Samuels AC , CVO , QC [15]
17 Tom Bathurst AC 1 June 20115 March 202210 years, 277 days Dame Marie Bashir AD , CVO [16]
18 Andrew Bell 7 March 20221 year, 276 days Margaret Beazley AC , KC [17]

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  1. ↑ Currey, C.H. "Forbes, Sir Francis (1784–1841)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538.
  2. ↑ "Sir James Dowling". NSW State Archives & Records.
  3. ↑ "Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG, CB, GCMG". NSW State Archives & Records.
  4. ↑ "Sir James Martin". NSW State Archives & Records.
  5. ↑ Edgar, S.; Nairn, B. "Salomons, Sir Julian Emanuel (1835–1909)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538.
  6. ↑ "The Rt Hon Sir Frederick Matthew Darley PC, KCMG, GCMG". NSW State Archives & Records.
  7. ↑ "Hon. Sir William Portus Cullen Kt., KCMG". NSW State Archives & Records.
  8. ↑ "Hon. Sir Kenneth Whistler Street K.C.M.G." NSW State Archives & Records.
  9. ↑ Bennett, J.M. "Jordan, Sir Frederick Richard (1881–1949)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538.
  10. ↑ "Hon. Sir Kenneth Whistler Street K.C.M.G." NSW State Archives & Records.
  11. ↑ "Herbert Vere Evatt PC". NSW State Archives & Records.
  12. ↑ "Sir Leslie James Herron KBE, CMG, K.St.J." NSW State Archives & Records.
  13. ↑ Edwards, P. "Kerr, Sir John Robert (1914–1991)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Hon. Sir Laurence Whistler Street AC, KCMG, KStJ". NSW State Archives & Records.
  15. ↑ "Swearing In Ceremony of The Honourable J J Spigelman QC" (PDF). 25 May 1998.
  16. ↑ "Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable TF Bathurst QC". New South Wales Judicial Scholarship. 8 December 2023. [2011] NSW Judicial Scholarship 17.
  17. ↑ "New Chief Justice of NSW". NSW Department of Communities and Justice. Retrieved 28 February 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
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