List of Judges of the Supreme Court of South Australia

This is a list of Judges who have served on the Supreme Court of South Australia.[1]

Of the judges of the Supreme Court of South Australia, Edward Castres Gwynne, Sir Richard Hanson, Randolph Isham Stow, Sir Samuel Way, Sir James Boucaut, Richard Bullock Andrews, Sir William Henry Bundey, Sir John Hannah Gordon, Robert Homburg, Sir Herbert Parsons, Sir Charles Abbott, Leo Travers, Len King and Robin Millhouse had previously served in the Parliament of South Australia. In addition, Sir John Jeffcott served as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council concurrent with his brief tenure as a judge in South Australia.

Chief Justices

Name Term as Chief Justice
Sir Charles Cooper 1 July 1856 – 20 November 1861
Sir Richard Hanson 20 November 1861 – 4 March 1876
Sir Samuel Way, 1st Baronet 18 March 1876 – 8 January 1916
Sir George Murray KCMG 20 January 1916 – 18 February 1942
Sir Mellis Napier KCMG 25 February 1942 – 28 February 1967
Dr John Bray AC 28 February 1967 – 28 November 1978
Len King AC 30 October 1978 – 28 April 1995
John Doyle AC 4 May 1995 – 22 June 2012[2]
Chris Kourakis 25 June 2012[3]present

Justices (including Chief Justices)

Name Term as Justice
Sir John Jeffcott 27 May 1836 – 12 December 1837
Sir Charles Cooper July 1838/March 1839 - 20 November 1861
Dr George Crawford 27 June 1850 – 24 September 1852
Benjamin Boothby 25 February 1853 – 29 July 1867 (removed from office)
Edward Castres Gwynne 26 February 1859 – 28 February 1881
Sir Richard Hanson 20 November 1861 – 4 March 1876
William Alfred Wearing 8 August 1867 – 25 February 1875
Randolph Isham Stow 15 March 1875 – 17 September 1878
Sir Samuel Way 18 March 1876 – 8 January 1916
Sir James Boucaut 25 September 1878 – 24 February 1905
Richard Bullock Andrews 9 March 1881 – 26 June 1884
Sir William Henry Bundey 2 July 1884 - 30 November 1903
Sir John Hannah Gordon 2 December 1903 – 23 December 1923
Robert Homburg 24 February 1905 – 23 March 1912
Sir George Murray 2 April 1913 – 18 February 1942
Alexander Buchanan 20 January 1916 – 6 January 1921
Thomas Slaney Poole 25 September 1919 – 2 May 1927
Sir Herbert Parsons 6 January 1921 – 16 June 1945
Sir Mellis Napier 28 February 1924 – 28 February 1967
Sir Frederick Richards.LL.D 23 March 1927 – 6 December 1945
Arthur Piper 16 June 1927 – 19 February 1936
Edward Cleland 5 March 1936 – 1 July 1943
Sir Herbert Mayo 30 March 1942 – 30 June 1966
Sir Geoffrey Reed 15 July 1943 – 14 March 1962
Sir George Ligertwood 12 July 1945 – 14 October 1958
Sir Charles Abbott 2 May 1946 – 30 October 1959
Sir Bruce Ross 20 November 1952 – 21 May 1963
Francis Piper 15 October 1958 – 27 September 1959
James Brazel 16 November 1959 – 23 August 1961
Sir Roderic Chamberlain 16 November 1959 – 16 June 1971
Vivian Millhouse 26 October 1961 – 24 October 1963
Leo Travers 14 May 1962 – 19 October 1969
David Hogarth 12 July 1962 – 14 September 1979
Sir Charles Bright 24 October 1963 – 15 December 1978
Dame Roma Mitchell 23 September 1965 – 1 October 1983
George Walters 1 July 1966 – 1 September 1984
Dr John Bray 28 February 1967 – 28 November 1978
Dr Howard Zelling 23 October 1969 – 13 August 1986
Andrew Wells 21 May 1970 – 8 June 1984
Keith Sangster 24 June 1971 – 1 March 1984
Samuel Jacobs 17 May 1973 – 4 December 1990
Len King 20 June 1975 – 28 April 1995
Michael White 15 June 1978 – 2 February 1993
Christopher Legoe 29 June 1978 – 22 April 1994
Brian Cox 21 December 1978 – 5 February 1999
Robert Mohr 21 December 1978 – 28 July 1995
Roderick Matheson 9 August 1979 – 4 August 1998
Donald Williams 23 March 1980 – 24 September 1982
Derek Bollen 4 March 1982 – 27 March 1997
Robin Millhouse 7 July 1982 – 8 December 1999
Elliott Johnston[4] 28 June 1983 – 26 February 1988
Graham Prior 1 March 1984 – 5 July 2004
Trevor Olsson 28 June 1984 – 30 July 2001
Maurice O'Loughlin 30 August 1984 – 31 July 1989
John von Doussa 14 August 1986 – 30 November 1988
John Perry 3 March 1988 – 2 April 2007
Kevin Duggan AM, RFD 1 December 1988 – 25 July 2011[5]
Ted Mullighan 7 September 1989 – 2 December 2004
Bruce Debelle AO 11 October 1990 – 25 June 2008[6]
Margaret Nyland AM 15 October 1993 - 16 November 2012[7]
Bruce Lander November 1994 - 13 July 2003
John Jeremy Doyle AC 4 May 1995 – 22 June 2012[2]
Tim Williams 12 September 1995 – 17 April 2003
David Bleby 2 April 1997 – 10 June 2011[8]
David Wicks 13 August 1998 – 22 August 2003
Brian Martin 23 February 1999 – 27 January 2004
Thomas Andrew Gray 26 April 2000 - 2015
Anthony Besanko 18 October 2001 – 31 March 2006
John Sulan 3 April 2003 - 21 April 2016
Ann Vanstone 21 August 2003 - present
Timothy Anderson 27 November 2003 - 30 June 2014
Richard White 6 May 2004 - 2013
Robyn Ann Layton 14 February 2005 – 3 September 2010
Michael David 6 July 2006 - 25 October 2014
Patricia Kelly 18 January 2007 - present
Chris Kourakis 21 August 2008[9] - present
David Peek 30 September 2010[10] - present
Malcolm Blue 12 August 2011[11] - present
Tim Stanley 17 August 2011[12] - present
Kevin Nicholson 19 July 2012[13] - present
Anne Bampton[14] 14 November 2013 - present
Greg Parker 14 November 2013[14] - present
David Lovell 12 February 2015[15] - present
Samuel Doyle December 2015 - present
Martin Hinton 28 April 2016[16] - present

Masters (including Deputy Masters)

Name Term as Deputy Master Term as Master
G. C. Mann 1844 – 1849
H. Jickling 1850 – 1861
W. Hinde 1861 – 1878
James Russell 1878 – 1884
W. D. Scott 1884 – 1891
A. Buchanan 1891 – 1912
W. L. Stuart 1913 – 1932
F. B. McBryde 1921 - 1932 1932 – 1957
K. H. Kirkman 1932 – 1957 1957 – 1961
G. H. Walters 1957 – 1961 1961 – 1965
W. E. S. Forster 1961 – 1966 1966 – 1971
Leslie Trevor Olsson 1963 – 1968
J. Boehm 1966 – 1971 1971 – 1984
M. Teesdale Smith 1969 – 1981 1981 – 1985
R. G. Ferrett 1978 – 1981 1981 – 1987
Robert Martin Lunn 1972 – 1976 1984 – 1989
B. St L. Kelly 1985
P. Bowen Pain 1986
Brendan M. Burley 1987
Jeffrey Philip Anderson[17] 1990
Robert Martin Lunn 2004 – 23 November 2012[18]
Brian Withers December 2004[19] – September 2015
Brendan M. Burley 23 November 2012 - 29 March 2013
Graham Dart 29 March 2013 - present
Katrina Bochner 14 September 2015 - present

See also

References

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  3. "Media Release - New Chief Justice Kourakis". Courts Administration Authority. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. Debelle, Penelope (24 February 2011). "Judge red - the Communist on the bench". Adelaide Now.
  5. Livesey QC, M.C. "Special Sitting for the Retirement - Justice Duggan" (PDF). SA Bar. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. "Chief Justice John Doyle on Retirement of the Honourable Justice Debelle". Networked Knowledge. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. "Retirement of the Supreme Court Justice Margaret Jean Nyland AM speech" (PDF). Attorney-General's Department. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  8. Fewster, Sean (8 June 2011). "Judge tells lawyers 'don't fleece clients'". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  9. "Fresh faces to lead the law". Dr Robert N Moles. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  10. "Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission - Justice Peek" (PDF). SA Bar. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  11. "Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission - Justice Blue" (PDF). SA Bar. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  12. "Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission - Justice Stanley" (PDF). SA Bar. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  13. "Media Release for appointment of Justice Nicholson". Courts Administration Authority. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  14. 1 2 http://www.agd.sa.gov.au/anne-bampton-and-greg-parker-appointed-supreme-court
  15. http://www.agd.sa.gov.au/new-judge-appointed-supreme-court
  16. http://indaily.com.au/news/2016/04/28/martin-hinton-appointed-to-supreme-court/
  17. "NT medical clinic wins over the ACC’s coercive powers". Crikey. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  18. Fewster, Sean (23 November 2012). "'I'm out' - Judge Robert Lunn's exit delays epic divorce case". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  19. "Brian Withers appointed to the bench". Law Council of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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