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Judge

Occupation - Judge
Barton, Edmund
Brennan, Gerard
Callaghan, Thomas
Cheeke, Alfred
Cohen, John J
Darley, Frederick Matthew
Deane, William
Dowling, James
Evatt, Elizabeth
Evatt, Herbert Vere 'Doc'
Ferguson, John Alexander
Field, Barron
Forbes, Francis
Foster, William John
Gaudron, Mary
Innes, Joseph George Long
Kerr, John
Kinchela, John 1774-1845
Kirby, Michael
Maning, Frederick
Manning, William Montagu
Martin, James 1820-1886
McClemens, John Henry
Murphy, Lionel Keith
O'Keefe, Barry
Simpson, George Bowen
Slattery, John Patrick
Staunton, James Henry
Stephen, Alfred
Stephen, John
Stephen, Matthew Henry
Stephen, Ninian
Street, Kenneth
Street, Phillip Whistler
Therry, Roger
Wilkinson, William
Wootten, Hal
Wylde, John
Position - Judge of Courts of General and Quarter Sessions
Callaghan, Thomas
1858 - 1863
Position - Judge of District Court of New South Wales
Dowling, James Sheen
1858 - 1889
Staunton, James Henry
Position - Judge of Supreme Court of New South Wales
Kinchela, John 1774-1845
Apr 1836 - Jul 1837
Slattery, John Patrick
Stephen, John
1826 - 1833
Street, Kenneth
07 Oct 1931 - 28 Jan 1960
Street, Phillip Whistler
1907 - 22 Jul 1933

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Judge

Barton, Edmund

Advocate of Federation, first Prime Minister of Australia and later High Court judge.

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Brennan, Gerard

Lawyer, judge and tenth Chief Justice of Australia.

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Callaghan, Thomas

Irish-born judge who migrated to New South Wales for health and financial reasons, and became one of the first three judges and chairmen of the Sydney Court of General and Quarter Sessions.

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Cheeke, Alfred

Lawyer and horse breeder who was the first judge appointed to the District Court in 1858 and later a Supreme Court judge.

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Cohen, John J

Architect who became a lawyer, politician, and District Court judge, and was very involved in public affairs.

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Darley, Frederick Matthew

Chief justice and lieutenant governor whose diligence and judicial management brought high office.

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Deane, William

Judge and 22nd Governor-General of Australia.

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Dowling, James

Judge and Chief Justice in Sydney from 1828 to 1844.

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Evatt, Elizabeth

Reformist lawyer and jurist who is an outspoken advocate for human rights and particularly women's rights, serving as the first Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia and holding many national and international positions in law reform.

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Evatt, Herbert Vere 'Doc'

Labor politician and judge who was a creative and innovative foreign minister and libertarian but who alienated many with his greed for publicity and erratic political decisions.

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Ferguson, John Alexander

Barrister and judge who became an avid collector of Australiana and bibliographer who aimed to include an accurate description of every book, pamphlet, periodical and newspaper relating in any way to Australia.

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Field, Barron

Judge of the Supreme Court whose early high regard and wise counsel in the colony was soon seen as elitist and fractious.

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Forbes, Francis

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First chief justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Foster, William John

Attracted to Australia by the goldfields, he returned to study law and enter political life. A devout evangelical and militant temperance advocate he earned the nickname Water Jug Foster.

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Gaudron, Mary

First female Justice of the High Court of Australia.

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Innes, Joseph George Long

Politician and judge who became crown prosecutor in the Parkes ministry.

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Kerr, John

Prominent lawyer who was appointed to many prominent judicial positions and was Australia's Governor-General at the time of the constitutional crisis of 1975.

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Kinchela, John 1774-1845

Irish-born law officer who was appointed Attorney-General of NSW at a salary of 1,200 pounds and then judge of NSW Supreme Court. He also served as a member of the first NSW Legislative Council. However, though Governor Richard Bourke praised his legal knowledge, he complained of Kinchela's extreme deafness claiming it hindered his work as a member of the Legislative Council.

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Kirby, Michael

Jurist, judge and academic.

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Maning, Frederick

Trader, writer and judge who settled in New Zealand after his family had emigrated to Van Diemen's Land. Despite his early involvement with Māori clans his alienation from all things Māori increased as he grew older.

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Manning, William Montagu

Prominent barrister, judge and politician who also oversaw a period of significant change as chancellor of the University of Sydney.

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Martin, James 1820-1886

Politician and lawyer who rose from a humble background to be a member of parliament, Chief Justice of the colony and Premier three times between 1863 and 1872.

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McClemens, John Henry

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Lawyer and Supreme Court judge. He was also the Commissioner of the Royal Commission on Callan Park Mental Hospital in 1960.

Murphy, Lionel Keith

Lawyer and politician. An industrial lawyer who became a barrister and high court judge, and a Senator, Attorney-General, and Minister in the Federal Whitlam government in the 1970s. 

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O'Keefe, Barry

Barrister and Supreme Court judge who was the longest serving Mayor of Mosman and staunch supporter of environment and heritage conservation bodies.

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Simpson, George Bowen

Politician and judge who became a capable but harsh judge of the Supreme Court.

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Slattery, John Patrick

Barrister and Supreme Court Judge who, on his retirement in 1988, chaired the NSW Royal Commission into Mental Health Services.

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Staunton, James Henry

James Staunton QC was the first Chief Judge of the District Court of NSW and conducted numerous inquiries into high profile disasters in the State, including the Granville rail disaster.

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Stephen, Alfred

Chief justice and politician whose long career saw great changes in the law and the colony.

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Stephen, John

Lawyer who came to Sydney after legal success in the West Indies and was appointed first solicitor-general of New South Wales. He was made a judge in 1826.

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Stephen, Matthew Henry

Lawyer and judge, usually known as Henry Stephen, who was active in social and philanthropic circles. He was the son of Alfred Stephen.

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Stephen, Ninian

Barrister and judge who served as Governor General of Australia from 1982 to 1989.

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Street, Kenneth

Lawyer and judge who became chief justice of New South Wales.

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Street, Phillip Whistler

Lawyer and judge, who became chief justice and Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales.

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Therry, Roger

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Judge and public servant who often courted controversy with his campaign for equitable treatment for Catholics and support for nondenominational public schools.

Wilkinson, William

Judge and prominent Glebe resident.

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Wootten, Hal

Retired judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court, he was the founding Dean of the University of New South Wales Law School, and a Royal Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

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Wylde, John

Judge-advocate who defended the independence of the judiciary and of the rule of law against the convenience of the executive.

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Courts of General and Quarter Sessions

Known as Quarter Sessions, it was a court which could deal with 'crimes and misdemeanours not punishable by death' and was formalised in New South Wales in 1824 under the provisions of the 'Better Administration of Justice in New South Wales Act 1823'. The court ceased in 1973 when the Quarter Sessions were abolished, establishing one District Court of New South Wales.

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District Court of New South Wales

Intermediate branch of the court system dealing with crime and civil matters not serious enough for the Supreme Court, established in 1858.

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Dowling, James Sheen

Lawyer and judge who spent three decades on the NSW District Court.

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Supreme Court of New South Wales

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Highest court in New South Wales, which presides over the most serious and important criminal and civil cases. As the results of a coronial inquest are final and cannot be appealed, the Supreme Court also has the power to order a new inquest under a prerogative writ.