| Office: | Judge of the Federal Court of Australia |
| Appointer: | Phillip Ruddock |
| Occupation: | Jurist |
| Honorific Prefix: | The Honourable Justice |
| Termstart: | 3 April 2006 |
| Termend: | 7 May 2024 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Adelaide |
| Office2: | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island |
| Term Start2: | 26 February 2015 |
| Term End2: | 7 May 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | Peter Jacobson |
| Successor2: | Robert Bromwich |
| Office3: | Judge of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island |
| Term Start3: | 5 August 2013 |
| Office1: | Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory |
| Term Start1: | March 2007 |
| Office4: | Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia |
| Term Start4: | 2001 |
| Term End4: | 2006 |
| Birth Date: | df=y 8 May 1954 |
Anthony Besanko (born 8 May 1954)[1] is an Australian jurist who served as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia from April 2006 to May 2024[2] and as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island between February 2015 and May 2024.[3] [4] He has also served as additional judge in the ACT Supreme Court since March 2007.[5]
From 1984 to 2001 he practiced as a barrister in South Australia, working in corporation and administration law and native title,[6] and was president of the South Australian Bar Association from 2000 to 2001. From 2001 to 2006 he was a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia.
From 2021 Besanko presided over Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation proceedings against several major newspapers, dismissing the case on 1 June 2023.[7] The matter is now subject to appeal.