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Peter Johnson SC is a former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He currently serves as Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1972 at Sydney University, where went on to receive a Bachelor of Laws in 1975 and a Master of Laws in 1982.
In 1976 he was admitted as a solicitor, and spent his first year in the Public Solicitor's Office (now Legal Aid NSW). Johnson was admitted as a barrister in 1982, and appointed Senior Counsel in 1997. He specialised in administrative, criminal, and appellate law.
He was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 1 February 2005, [1] where he served until his retirement in 2022. [2] He was subsequently appointed Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission on 4 July 2022. [3]
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