Where am I now? Lawlink > Homepage > About Us > Judges, Commissioners and Registrars  Print page   Judges, Commissioners and Registrars Judges Commissioners Registrars Past Judges and Commissioners Chief Judge The Honourable Justice B J Preston Graduated BA LLB (first class honours) (1982) from Macquarie University. Practised as a solicitor 1982 - 1987. Practised as a barrister 1987 - 2005. Appointed Senior Counsel 1999. Appointed Chief Judge 14 November 2005. Contact Information I Speeches and papers Judges The Honourable Justice T W Sheahan, AO Graduated BA (1967) LLB (1970) from the University of Sydney. Practised as a solicitor 1970 - 1975 and 1988 - 1997. Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) 2002. Appointed Judge 9 April 1997. Contact Information I Speeches and papers The Honourable Justice N H M Pain Graduated BA (1982) LLB (1984) SJD (2000) from the University of Sydney. Graduate Diploma (Int Law) (1999) from the Australian National University. Practised as a solicitor 1985 - 2002. Appointed Judge 18 March 2002. Contact Information I Speeches and papers The Honourable Justice P M Biscoe Graduated LLB (Honours) from the University of Tasmania (1967), LLM from Tulane University, USA (1970). Practised as a solicitor part of 1967-1976. Practised as a barrister 1976-2006. Appointed Queens Counsel 1991. Appointed Judge 13 March 2006. Contact Information I Speeches and papers The Honourable Justice R A Pepper Graduated BA (1992) LLB (first class honours) (1994) from the Australian National University. Practised as a solicitor 1995-1996. Practised as a barrister 1997-2009. Appointed Judge 1 May 2009. Contact Information I Speeches and papers The Honourable Justice M G Craig Graduated LLB (1967) from the University of Sydney. Practised as a solicitor 1967 - 1977. Practised as a barrister 1977 - 2010. Appointed Queens Counsel 1989. Part-time Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission 1991 - 1995. Appointed Judge 2 March 2010. Contact Information I Speeches and papers Top of Page Commissioners Senior Commissioner Tim Moore Appointed Commissioner November 2002 - 12 March 2009. Appointed Senior Commissioner 12 March 2009 - 11 March 2016. Biography I Contact Information Commissioner Robert Hussey Appointed Commissioner 1 September 2007 - 31 August 2014 Biography I Contact Information Commissioner Graham Brown Appointed Commissioner 30 June 2011 - 29 June 2018; Appointed Acting Senior Commissioner 25 February 2012 - 10 August 2012 Biography I Contact Information Commissioner Annelise Tuor Appointed Commissioner 28 October 2009 - 27 October 2016 Biography I Contact Information Commissioner Susan Dixon Appointed Commissioner 6 July 2009 - 5 July 2016 Biography I Contact Information Commissioner Linda Pearson Appointed Commissioner 13 July 2009 - 12 July 2016 Biography l Contact Information Commissioner Judy Fakes Appointed Commissioner 2 October 2009 - 1 October 2016 Biography I Contact Information Commissioner Sue Morris Appointed Commissioner 28 June 2010 - 27 June 2017 Biography I Contact Information Commissioner Susan O'Neill Appointed Commissioner 30 January 2012 - 29 January 2019 Biography I Contact Information Top of Page Acting Commissioners Acting Commissioner Paul Adam Appointed Acting Commissioner 22 February 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography I Contact Information Acting Commissioner Larissa Behrendt Appointed Acting Commissioner 7 March 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography I Contact Information Acting Commissioner Russell Cowell Appointed Acting Commissioner 28 February 2012 - 27 February 2013 Biography I Contact Information Acting Commissioner Megan Davis Appointed Acting Commissioner 7 March 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography I Contact Information Acting Commissioner David Galwey Appointed Acting Commissioner 7 March 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography l Contact Information Acting Commissioner Tony McAvoy Appointed Acting Commissioner 21 September 2011 - 20 September 2012 Biography I Contact Information Acting Commissioner Craig Miller Appointed Acting Commissioner 22 February 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography I Contact Information Acting Commissioner David Parker Appointed Acting Commissioner 22 February 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography I Contact Information Acting Commissioner Mike Ritchie Appointed Acting Commissioner 7 March 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography l Contact Information Acting Commissioner Bob Smith Appointed Acting Commissioner 7 March 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography l Contact Information Acting Commissioner Jenny Smithson Appointed Acting Commissioner 7 March 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography l Contact Information Acting Commissioner Sharon Sullivan Appointed Acting Commissioner 7 March 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography I Contact Information Acting Commissioner Michael Whelan Appointed Acting Commissioner 7 March 2012 - 21 February 2013 Biography I Contact Information Top of Page Registrar Ms Joanne Gray Appointed Registrar 1 October 2010 (currently on Leave) Biography I Contact Information Acting Registrar Ms Leonie Walton Biography I Contact Information Assistant Registrar Ms Maria Anastasi Past Chief Judges The Honourable Justice PD McClellan Appointed Chief Judge 25 August 2003 – 1 September 2005. Speeches The Honourable Justice ML Pearlman AO Appointed Chief Judge 6 April 1992 - 3 July 2003. Speeches The Honourable Justice JS Cripps Appointed Judge 18 August 1980 - 2 June 1985 Appointed Chief Judge 3 June 1985 - 1 April 1992. The Honourable Justice JR McClelland Appointed Chief Judge 14 April 1980 - 2 June 1985. Top of Page Past Judges The Honourable Mr Justice D H Lloyd Appointed Judge 5 February 1997 - 22 January 2010. The Honourable Justice J M Jagot Appointed Judge 1 February 2006 - 2 September 2008. The Honourable Justice R N Talbot Appointed Acting Chief Judge 2 September 2005 - 13 November 2005. Appointed Judge 22 April 1992 - 30 January 2006. Appointed Acting Judge 31 January 2006 - 29 August 2007. The Honourable Justice NR Bignold Appointed Acting Judge 1 August 1984 - 2 June 1985. Appointed Judge 3 June 1985 - 13 March 2007. Appointed Acting Chief Judge 4 July 2003 - 24 August 2003. The Honourable Justice DA Cowdroy OAM Appointed Judge 1 July 1999 - 12 March 2006. The Honourable Justice PL Stein AM Appointed Judge 3 June 1985 - 7 April 1997. The Honourable Justice CJ Bannon Appointed Judge 12 August 1991 - 27 November 1996. The Honourable Justice NA Hemmings Appointed Judge 12 October 1987 - 28 June 1991. The Honourable Justice ET Perrignon Appointed Judge 18 August 1980 - 11 October 1987. Top of Page Past Acting Judges The Honourable Acting Justice David Henry Lloyd Appointed Acting Judge 5 March 2012 - 10 August 2012 The Honourable Acting Justice M F Moore Appointed Acting Judge 3 October 2011 - 16 December 2011. The Honourable Acting Justice PJ McEwen Appointed Acting Judge 12 June 2001 - 31 August 2001. The Honourable Acting Justice HG Murrell Appointed Acting Judge 2 December 1996 - 17 January 1997. The Honourable Acting Justice TW Waddell Appointed Acting Judge 1 June 1994 - 31 December 1994. The Honourable Acting Justice KJ Holland Appointed Acting Judge 4 July 1988 - 16 December 1988. Top of Page Past Commissioners Past Senior Assessors and Senior Commissioners Neal Bignold Frank Hanson Peter Jensen John Roseth Past Assessors and Commissioners Graham Andrews Trevor Bly Professor Catherine Bull Stan Chivers Trefor Davies Joan Domicelji Mary Edmunds Judith Fitz-Henry Frank Hanson Phillip Hewett Kevin G Hoffman Rhonda Jacobsen David Johnson Jan Murrell Anthony Nott Francis O'Neil Bryce O'Neile Kenneth Riding Alan Stewart Dr Mark Patrick Taylor Peter Thyer Stafford Watts
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