Robert Gotterson

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Robert William Gotterson AO
Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Assumed office
2 May 2012
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Born (1949-12-28) 28 December 1949 (age 72)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Robert William Gotterson AO (born 28 December 1949) is an Appeals Court justice at the Supreme Court of Queensland. He became Queen's Counsel in 1988 and previously served as president of the Bar Association of Queensland, the Australian Bar Association [1] and the Law Council of Australia. [2]

Gotterson was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, to legal education, administration and professional standards through a range of senior roles, and to the community of Queensland." [3]

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References

  1. Oberhardt, Mark (2 May 2012). "Community advocate appointed 112th judge of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal". The Courier-Mail . Queensland Newspapers . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. "The Honourable Justice Robert Gotterson". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. "Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). Website of the Governor General of Australia. Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat. Retrieved 9 February 2019.