| Honorific Prefix: | The Honourable | ||
| Roderick Grant Matheson | |||
| Nationality: | Australian | ||
| Education: | St Peter's College, Adelaide | ||
| Alma Mater: | University of Adelaide | ||
| Occupation: | Lawyer and judge | ||
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Roderick (Rod) Matheson is an Australian lawyer and former judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia from 9 August 1979 to 4 August 1998.
Matheson was educated at St Peter's College then the University of Adelaide. He was appointed QC in 1972.
Matheson was a member of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia from 1971 to 1974. Prior to his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court, he had been a council member, vice-president and president of the Law Society of South Australia.[1]
Matheson was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1979.[1]
One of his famous cases was that of James Miller for multiple murders known as the Truro murders.
Matheson was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2000 Australia Day Honours for service to the law and the community.[2]
Matheson has been a significant donor and benefactor to St Mark's College, a residential college affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia for University students in Adelaide.[3]