Chief Justice of New South Wales
The Chief Justice of New South Wales is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of New South Wales. The Chief Justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head. He or she is responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.
The current Chief Justice is Tom Bathurst, who was appointed by Governor Marie Bashir to succeed Jim Spigelman, effective 1 June 2011.
List of Chief Justices of New South Wales
No. | Image | Chief Justice | Term began | Term ended | Time in of office | Governor appointed |
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1 | ![]() | Sir Francis Forbes | 13 October 1823 | 1 July 1837 | 13 years, 261 days | Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane GCB, GCH, FRS, FRSE |
2 | ![]() | Sir James Dowling | 30 August 1833 | 27 September 1844 | 11 years, 28 days | General Sir Richard Bourke KCB |
3 | ![]() | Sir Alfred Stephen GCMG, CB, PC | 7 October 1844 | 6 November 1873 | 29 years, 30 days | Major Sir George Gipps |
4 | ![]() | Sir James Martin KCB, QC | 19 November 1873 | 4 November 1886 | 12 years, 350 days | Lord Rosmead GCMG, PC |
5 | ![]() | Sir Julian Salomons | 12 November 1886 | 27 November 1886 | 15 days | The Marquess Lincolnshire KG, GCMG, PC, JP, DL |
6 | ![]() | Sir Frederick Darley GCMG, PC | 29 November 1886 | 4 January 1910 | 23 years, 36 days | |
7 | ![]() | Sir William Cullen KCMG | 28 January 1910 | 27 January 1925 | 14 years, 365 days | The Viscount Chelmsford GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, PC |
8 | Sir Philip Street KCMG | 28 January 1925 | 31 January 1934 | 9 years, 3 days | Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair KCB, KCMG, KBE, MVO | |
9 | Sir Frederick Jordan KCMG | 1 February 1934 | 4 November 1949 | 15 years, 276 days | ||
10 | ![]() | Sir Kenneth Street KCMG, KStJ | 6 January 1950 | 27 January 1960 | 10 years, 21 days | Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB, KStJ |
11 | ![]() | Herbert Evatt , QC | 15 February 1960 | 24 October 1962 | 2 years, 251 days | Lieutenant General Sir Eric Woodward KCMG, KCVO, CB, CBE, DSO |
12 | Sir Leslie Herron KBE, CMG, KStJ | 25 October 1962 | 22 May 1972 | 9 years, 210 days | ||
13 | Sir John Kerr AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC | 23 May 1972 | 27 June 1974 | 2 years, 35 days | Sir Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE | |
14 | Sir Laurence Street AC, KCMG, QC | 28 June 1974 | 1 November 1988 | 14 years, 126 days | ||
15 | ![]() | Murray Gleeson AC, QC | 2 November 1988 | 31 March 1998 | 9 years, 149 days | Air Marshall Sir James Rowland AC, KBE, DFC, AFC |
16 | ![]() | James Spigelman AC, QC | 19 May 1998 | 31 May 2011 | 13 years, 12 days | Gordon Samuels AC, CVO, QC |
17 | Tom Bathurst AC | 1 June 2011 | present | 5 years, 189 days | Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO |
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