Michael Sexton (lawyer)

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Michael Sexton, SC (Born 24 September 1946) is the current Solicitor General for New South Wales, having served in the office since 1998. [1] After graduating from the University of Melbourne and University of Virginia, Sexton worked as an academic lawyer before joining the New South Wales Bar in 1984. [2] [3] He is the author of Australian Defamation Law and Practice, and On the Edges of History: A Memoir of Law, Book and Politics in addition to books on Australian history. [2] Sexton is married with one child. [4]

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  1. Sexton, Michael (2015). On the edges of history : a memoir of law, books and politics. Connor Court. ISBN   978-1-925138-64-1. OCLC   913442621.
  2. 1 2 LexisNexis. "LexisNexis® Australia Authors and Experts: Michael Sexton". www.lexisnexis.com.au. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. 1 2 "Michael Sexton SC". University of Technology Sydney. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Whitbourn, Michaela (2015-11-25). "Lunch with NSW Solicitor-General Michael Sexton". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  5. Raper, Elizabeth (2020). "The Solicitor-General's Path and the Capacity for Dissenting Opinions" (PDF). Bar News. pp. 62–65. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
Michael Sexton
SC
Solicitor General for New South Wales
Assumed office
1998