Supreme Court of New South Wales

Justice Ian Harrison

The Honourable Justice Ian Harrison was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 12 February 2007, and as Judge of Appeal and Chief Judge at Common Law on 9 November 2023. His Honour graduated from the University of Sydney in law in 1974, was admitted as a solicitor in 1975 and called to the bar in 1977.  His Honour took silk in 1995, and has been Director of the Law Council of Australia, President of the Australian Bar Association and President of the New South Wales Bar Association.

  

Contact chambers

Associate Email Phone
Bernadette Heywood Associate to Justice Harrison (02) 9230 8091

  

Appointments

Legal, cultural, or benevolent organisations

Media Liaison Committee 

Common Law Users Group 

Bail Users Group 

   

Recent conferences

30–31 August 

Supreme Court Conference (Newcastle) 

   

Recent speaking engagements

26 June 

‘Developments in Criminal Law’, Local Court Annual Conference presentation (Sydney)  

23 May 

Dinner Speech, Land & Environment Court Conference (Sydney) 

3 May 

‘The State of Democracy’, EPLA seminar (Sydney) 

18–19 April 

11th Appellate Judges’ Conference (Adelaide) 

23 March 

‘The hardest job in the world’, Bar Association CPD Conference presentation and closing speech (Sydney)  

13 February 

‘Judges Talk’: series on behalf of the Bar Association Succession and Protective Law Committee 

   

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