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–) |
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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–) |
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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 |
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(1961–) |
30 March 2016 |
Judge of Appeal |
|
(1965–) |
5 April 2016 |
Common Law Division |
|
WALTON, Michael John (1955–) |
8 December 2016 |
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 |
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MUSTON, Edward |
2 December 2025 |
Common Law Division |
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EMMETT, James |
4 December 2025 |
Common Law Division |
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