David Hunt (judge) explained

David Anthony Hunt (15 February 1935 – 19 July 2019)[1] [2] was an Australian judge who served on the Supreme Court of New South Wales, where he was the Chief Judge at Common Law,[3] and the Judicial Commission of New South Wales. Subsequent to his retirement in 1998, Justice Hunt joined the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia[4] (where he signed the warrant for the arrest of Slobodan Milošević)[5] and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.[6] Gabrielle Louise McIntyre served as his legal adviser at the ICTY.

He studied arts and law at the University of Queensland.[7]

Justice Hunt was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2000 Australia Day Honours for "service to the judiciary, to the law and to the community particularly in the areas of criminal law, the law of defamation, and international law in defence of human rights".[8]

Justice Hunt is remembered as the judge who sentenced serial killer Ivan Milat.

Justice Hunt was the father of political satirist Simon Hunt, sometimes known as Pauline Pantsdown.[9]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20030114003430/https://aija.org.au/tech3/HuntCV.htm His Excellency the Hon DAVID ANTHONY HUNT AO
  2. Web site: Former Supreme Court judge David Hunt dies at 84. Singhal. Pallavi. 20 July 2019. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 20 July 2019.
  3. http://www.judcom.nsw.gov.au/about-the-commission/judcom-20years-web.pdf From controversy to credibility: 20 years of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales
  4. http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lrc.nsf/pages/r93participants Report 93 (1999) - Review of Section 316 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW): Participants
  5. Web site: Judge sentenced Milat and indicted Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. 26 July 2019. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 1 August 2019.
  6. http://www.arushatimes.co.tz/2002/27/un_tribunal_1.htm Appeal chamber confirms it: Bagilishema is free
  7. News: Singhal . Pallavi . 20 July 2019 . Former Supreme Court judge David Hunt dies at 84 . 10 April 2024 . The Sydney Morning Herald.
  8. Web site: His Excellency The Honourable David Anthony Hunt. honours.pmc.gov.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722110032/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1129643 . 22 July 2019 . 29 December 2019.
  9. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hanson-stung-by-the-peril-of-pauline-1175860.html Hanson stung by the peril of Pauline

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