Richard Tracey (judge) explained

Honorific-Prefix:Major General The Honourable
Richard Tracey
Office:Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Term Start:24 July 2006
Term End:17 August 2018
Office2:6th Judge Advocate General
Term Start2:26 September 2007
Term End2:29 July 2014
Predecessor2:Len Roberts-Smith
Successor2:Michael Slattery
Profession:Judge, barrister
Education:Melbourne High School
Newman College (University of Melbourne)
University of Illinois
Birth Name:Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey
Birth Date:1948 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death Place:California, United States
Serviceyears:1975–2014
Mawards:Member of the Order of Australia
Reserve Force Decoration

Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey (18 August 1948 – 11 October 2019) was an Australian military and civil judge and barrister, who was Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force from 2007 to 2014, and a judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 2006 to 2018. Following his retirement from the Federal Court, Tracey was appointed as a commissioner of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, however he died of cancer before the commission provided its interim report.[1]

In the 2014 Australia Day Honours Tracey was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "exceptional service in the field of military law, as a consultant for the Director of Army Legal Services, and as Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force".[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Complete shock' as aged care royal commission chair dies of cancer . 13 October 2019 . ABC News . 14 October 2019 . en-AU.
  2. Web site: Major General the Honourable Justice Richard Ross Tracey. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-10-14.