Chief Justice of New South Wales explained

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, responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.

The current Chief Justice is Andrew Bell who was appointed by Governor Margaret Beazley.

List of chief justices of New South Wales

No. Image Chief Justice Term began Term ended Time in of officeGovernor appointed Notes
1 align=center 13 October 1823 align=center 1 July 1837 [1]
2 align=center 29 August 1837 27 September 1844 [2]
3 align=center 7 October 1844 align=center 6 November 1873 [3]
4 align=center 19 November 1873 align=center 4 November 1886 [4]
5 align=center 12 November 1886 align=center 27 November 1886 align=right [5]
6 align=center 29 November 1886 align=center 4 January 1910 [6]
7 align=center 28 January 1910 align=center 27 January 1925 [7]
8 align=center 28 January 1925 align=center 31 January 1934 [8]
9 align=center 1 February 1934 align=center 4 November 1949 [9]
10 align=center 6 January 1950 align=center 27 January 1960 [10]
11 align=center 15 February 1960 align=center 24 October 1962 [11]
12 align=center 25 October 1962 align=center 22 May 1972 [12]
13 align=center 23 May 1972 align=center 27 June 1974 [13]
14 align=center 28 June 1974 align=center 1 November 1988 [14]
15 align=center 2 November 1988 align=center 21 May 1998
16 align=center 25 May 1998 align=center 31 May 2011 [15]
17 align=center 1 June 2011 align=center 5 March 2022 align=right [16]
18 align=center 7 March 2022 align=center align=right [17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. C.H. . Currey . Forbes, Sir Francis (1784–1841) . forbes-sir-francis-2052 .
  2. Web site: Sir James Dowling . NSW State Archives & Records.
  3. Web site: Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG, CB, GCMG . NSW State Archives & Records.
  4. Web site: Sir James Martin . NSW State Archives & Records.
  5. S. . Edgar . B . Nairn . Salomons, Sir Julian Emanuel (1835–1909) . salomons-sir-julian-emanuel-4532 .
  6. Web site: The Rt Hon Sir Frederick Matthew Darley PC, KCMG, GCMG . NSW State Archives & Records.
  7. Web site: Hon. Sir William Portus Cullen Kt., KCMG . NSW State Archives & Records.
  8. Web site: Hon. Sir Kenneth Whistler Street K.C.M.G. . NSW State Archives & Records.
  9. J.M. . Bennett. Jordan, Sir Frederick Richard (1881–1949) . jordan-sir-frederick-richard-6884 .
  10. Web site: Hon. Sir Kenneth Whistler Street K.C.M.G. . NSW State Archives & Records.
  11. Web site: Herbert Vere Evatt PC . NSW State Archives & Records.
  12. Web site: Sir Leslie James Herron KBE, CMG, K.St.J.. NSW State Archives & Records.
  13. P. . Edwards . Kerr, Sir John Robert (1914–1991) . kerr-sir-john-robert-23431 . 3 July 2018.
  14. Web site: Hon. Sir Laurence Whistler Street AC, KCMG, KStJ . NSW State Archives & Records.
  15. Web site: Swearing In Ceremony of The Honourable J J Spigelman QC . 25 May 1998.
  16. Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable TF Bathurst QC. New South Wales Judicial Scholarship . 8 December 2023 . [2011] NSW Judicial Scholarship 17.
  17. Web site: New Chief Justice of NSW . 2022-02-28 . NSW Department of Communities and Justice .

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