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Supreme Court of New South Wales
Events
Conference Opening Address by Chief Justice Susan Kiefel
Visit the Legislative Council's Bicentenary website
Chief Justice Andrew Bell will present the Plunkett Lecture on 13 February 2024
Profiles and portraits of Chief Justices
- Sir Francis Forbes, Chief Justice 1824-1837
- Sir James Dowling, Chief Justice 1837-1844
- The Right Honourable Sir Alfred Stephen GCMG CB, Chief Justice 1844-1873
- The Honourable Sir James Martin Chief Justice 1873-1886
- Sir Julian Emanuel Salomons, Chief Justice 12-27 November 1886
- The Right Honourable Sir Frederick Matthew Darley, GCMG Chief Justice 1886-1910
- The Honourable Sir William Portus Cullen, KCMG, LLD Chief Justice 1910-1925
- The Honourable Sir Philip Whistler Street, KCMG Chief Justice 1925-1934
- The Honourable Sir Frederick Richard Jordan, KCMG Chief Justice 1934-1949
- The Honourable Sir Kenneth Whistler Street, KCMG, K St J Chief Justice 1950-1960
- The Right Honourable Herbert Vere Evatt Chief Justice 1960-1962
- The Honourable Sir Leslie James Herron, KBE, CMG, K St J Chief Justice 1962-1972
- The Right Honourable Sir John Robert Kerr, AK, GCMG, K St J Chief Justice 1972-1974
- The Honourable Sir Laurence Whistler Street, KCMG, K St J Chief Justice 1974-1988
- The Honourable Anthony Murray Gleeson, AC Chief Justice 1988-1998
- The Honourable James Jacob Spigelman, AC Chief Justice from 1998-2011
- The Honourable Thomas Frederick Bathurst, AC Chief Justice from 2011-2022
- The Honourable Andrew Bell Chief Justice from 2022 to Present
Profiles and portraits of Chief Justices
- Sir Francis Forbes, Chief Justice 1824-1837
- Sir James Dowling, Chief Justice 1837-1844
- The Right Honourable Sir Alfred Stephen GCMG CB, Chief Justice 1844-1873
- The Honourable Sir James Martin Chief Justice 1873-1886
- Sir Julian Emanuel Salomons, Chief Justice 12-27 November 1886
- The Right Honourable Sir Frederick Matthew Darley, GCMG Chief Justice 1886-1910
- The Honourable Sir William Portus Cullen, KCMG, LLD Chief Justice 1910-1925
- The Honourable Sir Philip Whistler Street, KCMG Chief Justice 1925-1934
- The Honourable Sir Frederick Richard Jordan, KCMG Chief Justice 1934-1949
- The Honourable Sir Kenneth Whistler Street, KCMG, K St J Chief Justice 1950-1960
- The Right Honourable Herbert Vere Evatt Chief Justice 1960-1962
- The Honourable Sir Leslie James Herron, KBE, CMG, K St J Chief Justice 1962-1972
- The Right Honourable Sir John Robert Kerr, AK, GCMG, K St J Chief Justice 1972-1974
- The Honourable Sir Laurence Whistler Street, KCMG, K St J Chief Justice 1974-1988
- The Honourable Anthony Murray Gleeson, AC Chief Justice 1988-1998
- The Honourable James Jacob Spigelman, AC Chief Justice from 1998-2011
- The Honourable Thomas Frederick Bathurst, AC Chief Justice from 2011-2022
- The Honourable Andrew Bell Chief Justice from 2022 to Present
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