Murray Gleeson: Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Anthony Murray Gleeson (born 30 August 1938) is an Australian former judge.
He was the 11th Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1998 to 2008.
Murray Gleeson | |||||||||
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 Gleeson in 2006 | |||||||||
| 11th Chief Justice of Australia | |||||||||
| In office 22 May 1998 – 29 August 2008 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | John Howard | ||||||||
| Appointed by | Sir William Deane | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Gerard Brennan | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert French | ||||||||
| 15th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |||||||||
| In office 2 November 1988 – 21 May 1998 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | Nick Greiner | ||||||||
| Appointed by | Sir James Rowland | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Laurence Street | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | James Spigelman | ||||||||
| Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong | |||||||||
| Assumed office 1 March 2009 | |||||||||
| Appointed by | Donald Tsang | ||||||||
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| Born | 30 August 1938 Wingham, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sydney | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 紀立信 | ||||||||
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On 7 November 2008, Gleeson was appointed a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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