Stephen Kaye Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Stephen Kaye
Birth Date:1951 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Victoria
Education:Scotch College
Monash University
Spouse:Karen
Children:4
Office:Judge of The Supreme Court of Victoria
Office2:Judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal
Termend2:13 December 2021
Termstart2:3 February 2015
Office3:Reserve Judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal
Termstart3:14 December 2021
Termstart:16 December 2003
Termend:2 February 2015
Successor:The Honourable Justice Cameron Macaulay

Stephen William Kaye (born 1951) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. He was appointed to the bench on 16 December 2003,[1] serving as a judge of the Trial Division until his appointment the Court of Appeal in 2015. On 1 February 2022, the Attorney General of the Victorian Government announced the end of his term from the Court of Appeal.[2]

Kaye is the son of William Kaye, who was also a Supreme Court judge. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Ukraine. Like his father, Kaye attended Scotch College, where he was dux in 1968.[3] He then studied law at Monash University.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-02-03 . Appointments - The Honourable Justice Stephen Kaye AM and The Honourable Justice Rita Zammit . 2022-07-12 . Victorian Bar.
  2. New Judge Appointed To Court Of Appeal . Victoria State Government . Symes . Jaclyn.
  3. https://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/greatscot/2004aprgs/wtdn.htm Scotch College Website
  4. Web site: Honourable Justice Stephen Kaye . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005114246/http://www.vicbar.com.au/GetFile.ashx?file=VicBarNewsFiles/128%20Kaye%20Welcome.pdf . 2013-10-05 . 4 October 2013.