Name | First permanent appointment commenced | Permanent appointment concluded | Select details of Australian judicial service |
HEYDON, John Dyson (PDF, 316.3 KB) (1943–) | 14 February 2000 | 10 February 2003 | Judge of Appeal Subsequently Justice of the High Court (2003–2013) |
WHEALY, Anthony Gerard Joseph (PDF, 1.8 MB) (1942–) | 26 June 2000 | 29 June 2012 | Common Law Division (2000–2011) Judge of Appeal (2011–2012) |
HOWIE, Roderick Neil (Rod) (PDF, 537.8 KB) (1950–) | 11 October 2000 | 14 May 2010 | Common Law Division Previously District Court (1996–2000) Subsequently acting judge (2010–2011) |
(1947–) | 30 January 2001; 2 September 2005 | 24 August 2003; 9 February 2018 | Common Law Division (2001–2002) Equity Division (2002–2003) Chief Judge at Common Law (2005–2013) Judge of Appeal (2013–2018) Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court (2003–2005) |
(1944–) | 19 March 2001 | 22 April 2015 | Equity Division (2001–2012) Judge of Appeal (2012–2015) Subsequently acting Judge of Appeal (2016–2020) |
PALMER, George Alfred AM (PDF, 284.4 KB) (1947–) | 23 April 2001 | 3 June 2011 | Equity Division |
(1949–) | 26 October 2001 | 19 December 2012 | Equity Division (2001–2007) Judge of Appeal (2007–2012) Subsequently acting Judge of Appeal (2015) |
BUDDIN, Terence Lionel (Terry) (1948–) | 30 January 2002 | 16 March 2012 | Common Law Division |
GZELL, Ian Vitaly AM (PDF, 520.8 KB) (1941–2022) | 4 February 2002 | 27 May 2013 | Equity Division |
IPP, David Andrew AO (PDF, 1.4 MB) (1938–2020) | 21 October 2002 | 13 November 2009 | Judge of Appeal Previously Supreme Court of Western Australia (1989–2002); acting Judge of Appeal (2001 until his permanent appointment) |
SHAW, Jeffrey William (PDF, 51.3 KB) (1949–2010) | 4 February 2003 | 12 November 2004 | Common Law Division |
NICHOLAS, William Henric (1942–2021) | 5 February 2003 | 1 July 2013 | Equity Division Subsequently acting judge (2013–2014) |
TOBIAS, Murray Herbert AM RFD (PDF, 286.8 KB) (1939–2023) | 28 April 2003 | 25 March 2011 | Judge of Appeal Subsequently acting Judge of Appeal (2011–2016) |
(1950–) | 29 April 2003 | 27 January 2019 | Judge of Appeal |
(1947–) | 21 August 2003 | 31 January 2019 | Equity Division |
HISLOP, John David (PDF, 44.9 KB) (1945–) | 23 March 2004 | 26 March 2014 | Common Law Division |
(1954–) | 27 April 2004 | 19 December 2024 | Equity Division (2004–2017) Judge of Appeal (2017–2024) |
HOEBEN, Clifton Ralph Russell AM RFD (1947–) | 16 August 2004 | 31 August 2021 | Common Law Division (2004–2012) Judge of Appeal (2012–2021) Chief Judge at Common Law (2013–2021) |
(1951–) | 1 February 2005 | 24 June 2022 | Common Law Division |
HALL, Peter Michael (PDF, 45.3 KB) (1944–) | 8 March 2005 | 21 December 2016 | Common Law Division |
LATHAM, Megan Fay (PDF, 41.1 KB) (1954–) | 12 April 2005 | 27 July 2018 | Common Law Division Previously District Court (1998–2005) |
(1947–) | 2 May 2005 | 15 April 2022 | Judge of Appeal Subsequently acting Judge of Appeal (2022–) |
(1951–) | 3 May 2005 | Common Law Division | |
(1957–) | 15 August 2005 | 30 May 2023 | Equity Division (2005–2018) Judge of Appeal (2018–2023) Member of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal (2013–2023); Deputy President of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal (2019–2023) |
PRICE, Derek Michael AO (1950–) | 28 August 2006 | 1 June 2024 | Common Law Division Chief Judge of the District Court (2014–2024) Previously Local Court (1988–2000); Chief Magistrate of the Local Court (2002–2006); District Court (2000–2006) Subsequently acting Judge of Appeal (2024–) |
(1956–) | 30 January 2007 | Equity Division (2007–2022) Chief Judge in Equity and Judge of Appeal (2022–) | |
(1951–) | 12 February 2007 | Common Law Division Chief Judge at Common Law and Judge of Appeal (2023–) | |
FULLERTON, Elizabeth Lillian (PDF, 69.6 KB) (1953–) | 19 February 2007 | 11 November 2022 | Common Law Division |
McCALLUM, Lucy (PDF, 59.5 KB) (1963–) | 30 January 2008 | 7 March 2022 | Common Law Division (2008–2019) Judge of Appeal (2019–2022) Subsequently Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory (2022–) |
REIN, Nigel Geoffrey (PDF, 60.0 KB) (1953–) | 5 May 2008 | 18 March 2022 | Equity Division Previously District Court (2002–2008) |
ALLSOP, James Leslie Bain AC (1953–) | 2 June 2008 | 28 February 2013 | President of the Court of Appeal Previously Federal Court (2001–2008) Subsequently Chief Justice of the Federal Court (2013–2023) |
MACFARLAN, Robert Bruce Scott (PDF, 65.0 KB) (1949–) | 8 September 2008 | 22 February 2023 | Judge of Appeal |
(1959–) | 29 September 2008 | Equity Division (2008–2012) Judge of Appeal (2012–) Chief Judge in Equity (2017–2022) President of the Court of Appeal (2022–) | |
(1955–) | 2 March 2009 | 16 September 2022 | Common Law Division Previously District Court (2005–2009) Subsequently acting judge (2022–) |
FORSTER, Robert Gabor (1946–2011) | 4 May 2009 | 26 March 2010 | Equity Division |
SLATTERY, Michael John AM AM (Mil) RAN (1954–) | 25 May 2009 | Equity Division Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force (2014–2021); Member of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal (2021–) | |
DAVIES, David Lloyd (1950–) | 29 June 2009 | 11 July 2025 | Common Law Division |
SCHMIDT, Monika AM (1956–) | 27 July 2009 | 11 September 2019 | Common Law Division Previously Industrial Court (1993–2009); Australian Industrial Relations Commission (1998–2009) Subsequently acting judge (2020–) |
PEMBROKE, Michael Andrew (PDF, 44.3 KB) (1955–) | 12 April 2010 | 12 April 2020 | Equity Division |
(1955–) | 13 April 2010 | Equity Division | |
(1952–) | 7 June 2010 | Common Law Division | |
(1949–) | 1 February 2011 | 16 February 2024 | Equity Division |
(1948–) | 1 June 2011 | 5 March 2022 | Chief Justice |
(1959–) | 4 July 2011 | Equity Division | |
(1953–) | 10 August 2011 | 1 August 2024 | Judge of Appeal |
(1962–) | 17 October 2011 | Common Law Division (2011–2023) Judge of Appeal (2023–) | |
BELLEW, Geoffrey John (PDF, 62.1 KB) (1959–) | 31 January 2012 | 10 February 2023 | Common Law Division |
STEVENSON, James William John (1950–) | 1 February 2012 | 17 July 2025 | Equity Division |
(1965–) | 12 March 2012 | 5 November 2023 | Common Law Division (2012–2021) Chief Judge at Common Law and Judge of Appeal (2021–2023) Subsequently Justice of the High Court (2023–) |
(1957–) | 2 May 2012 | Common Law Division | |
BUTTON, Richard James (PDF, 56.2 KB) (1961–) | 12 June 2012 | 24 August 2024 | Common Law Division |
(1953–) | 6 August 2012 | Equity Division | |
HALLEN, Philip (1951–) | 12 November 2012 | 30 June 2023 | Equity Division Previously Associate Judge (2010 until his appointment as a judge) |
EMMETT, Arthur Robert AO (1943–) | 7 March 2013 | 30 September 2015 | Judge of Appeal Previously Federal Court (1997–2013) Subsequently acting Judge of Appeal (2015–2021) |
KUNC, František (François) Gregory Vladimir (1962–) | 8 April 2013 | Equity Division | |
(1957–) | 29 April 2013 | 9 May 2025 | Judge of Appeal |
(1969–) | 3 June 2013 | Judge of Appeal | |
ROBB, Stephen David (PDF, 47.9 KB) (1951–) | 20 June 2013 | 2 February 2024 | Equity Division |
DARKE Rowan James Hunter (1961–) | 16 August 2013 | 16 August 2023 | Equity Division |
(1955–) | 25 October 2013 | Common Law Division President of the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (2013–2018) Member of the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal (2023–) | |
(1962–) | 29 April 2014 | Common Law Division | |
WILSON, Helen McLeod (PDF, 40.6 KB) (1965–) | 3 November 2014 | 7 February 2025 | Common Law Division Previously District Court (2014) |
(1953–) | 11 June 2015 | Common Law Division | |
(1961–) | 30 March 2016 | Judge of Appeal | |
(1965–) | 5 April 2016 | Common Law Division | |
WALTON, Michael John (1955–) | 8 December 2016 | 19 December 2025 | Common Law Division Previously Industrial Court and Industrial Relations Commission: Vice-President (1998–2014); President (2014–2016) |
(1961–) | 21 March 2017 | Common Law Division | |
(1963–) | 6 April 2017 | Equity Division | |
(1968–) | 5 September 2018 | Equity Division | |
(1964–) | 31 October 2018 | President of the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (2018–) | |
HENRY, Patricia Anne (PDF, 57.5 KB) (1964–) | 30 January 2019 | 9 February 2024 | Equity Division |
(1951–) | 31 January 2019 | Common Law Division | |
(1966–) | 28 February 2019 | President of the Court of Appeal (2019–2022) Chief Justice (2022–) | |
(1958–) | 16 September 2019 | Common Law Division | |
(1973–) | 15 April 2020 | Equity Division | |
(1975–) | 28 March 2022 | Judge of Appeal | |
(1969–) | 6 April 2022 | Equity Division | |
(1958–) | 19 April 2022 | Equity Division | |
(1969–) | 21 April 2022 | Judge of Appeal | |
(1962–) | 5 May 2022 | Equity Division | |
(1963–) | 4 July 2022 | Common Law Division Previously District Court (2014–2022) | |
(1971–) | 11 July 2022 | Common Law Division | |
(1963–) | 11 October 2022 | Common Law Division | |
(1957–) | 1 February 2023 | Common Law Division Previously District Court (2019–2023) | |
(1959–) | 8 February 2023 | Common Law Division Previously District Court (2006–2023); Local Court (1996–2006) | |
(1965–) | 8 June 2023 | Judge of Appeal | |
(1968–) | 8 August 2023 | Equity Division | |
(1964–) | 15 August 2023 | Equity Division | |
(1967–) | 12 December 2023 | Common Law Division Chief Judge of the District Court (2024-) | |
(1967–) | 30 January 2024 | Equity Division | |
(1969–) | 1 February 2024 | Equity Division | |
(1966–) | 23 May 2024 | Common Law Division | |
(1973–) | 24 July 2024 | Common Law Division | |
(1962–) | 20 August 2024 | Judge of Appeal | |
(1963–) | 1 October 2024 | Common Law Division | |
(1967–) | 6 February 2025 | Equity Division | |
(1974–) | 12 May 2025 | Judge of Appeal | |
(1962–) | 1 July 2025 | Equity Division | |
(1964–) | 8 July 2025 | Common Law Division | |
2 December 2025 | Common Law Division | ||
4 December 2025 | Common Law Division |
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