Tony Fitzgerald
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The Honourable Justice Gerald Edward (Tony) Fitzgerald AC QC (born 26 November 1941) was an Australian judge.
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[edit] Background
Fitzgerald graduated with an LLB from the University of Queensland in 1964 and was admitted to the bar that same year. In 1975 Fitzgerald became a QC. (http://www.lexscripta.com/pdf/fitzgerald.pdf)
[edit] Federal Court
Fitzgerald was a judge in the Federal Court of Australia from 25 November 1981 to 30 June 1984. (http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/aboutct/jj_former.html)
[edit] Commissions
Fitzgerald was eminently renowned for his role of presiding over the Fitzgerald Inquiry into corruption in the Queensland government. He was officially known as the chair of the Commission of Inquiry into Official Corruption in Queensland from 1987 to 1989. (http://www.cmc.qld.gov.au/data/portal/00000005/content/81350001131406907822.pdf)
Fitzgerald also chaired the Commission of Inquiry into the Conservation, Management and Use of Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Region from 1990 to 1991. (http://www.leadr.com.au/fitzgerald.html)
[edit] Queensland
Fitzgerald was appointed as a judge to the Supreme Court of Queensland, which is the highest ranking court in the State of Queensland. He served as the first President of the Court of Appeals Division from 16 December 1991 until his retirement from this court on 30 June 1998. (http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/about/former/default.htm#Qld%20Court%20of%20Appeal)
[edit] New South Wales
Fitzgerald was a judge on the Court of Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1998 to 16 March 2001. (http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/supreme_court/ll_sc.nsf/pages/SCO_annualrev_2001_judges)
[edit] After retirement
Fitzgerald now works primarily as a mediator and arbitrator. (http://www.leadr.com.au/fitzgerald.html) (http://www.disputeresolution.net.au/Fitzgerald_cv.htm)
