Peter Young | |
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Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW | |
In office 4 March 1985 –23 April 2012 | |
Chief Judge in Equity | |
In office 23 April 2001 –5 March 2009 | |
Judge of Appeal | |
In office 6 March 2009 –23 April 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Wolstenholme Young 24 April 1940 Sydney |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse | Pamela Young |
Children | Marcus,Melinda,James |
Education | Sydney Church of England Grammar |
Alma mater | Sydney Law School,University of Sydney |
Occupation | Retired judge |
Peter Wolstenholme Young, AO, KC (born 24 April 1940,in Sydney [1] ) is a retired Australian judge who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of New South Wales for 27 years,retiring in 2012.
Born in Sydney,Young was educated at the Sydney Church of England Grammar School before graduating with a Bachelor of Laws from the Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney. Young's family has a strong legal pedigree. His father,James Young,was admitted as a barrister in 1933;Young's grandfather,James Young Snr.,was admitted as a barrister in 1903;and Young's great-grandfather,Richard Young,was admitted as a barrister in 1873. In more recent years,Young's eldest son,Marcus,also a barrister,joined the bar in 1993 and was appointed as a Senior Counsel in 2011. [1]
Young was appointed as a puisne judge in 1985 before being appointed as Chief Judge in Equity,serving from 2001 until 2009. He was appointed as a judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal in 2009 and served until his retirement in 2012. [1] Young was a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales,the highest court in the state of New South Wales,which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy. [2] [3]
In 2004,Young was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for service to the law and the administration of justice,to legal scholarship,and the community through the Anglican Church of Australia. [4]
He edited the Australian Law Journal for 24 years,retiring in April 2016. [5]
Young is currently the chairman of the Sydney Bus Museum.