James Spigelman
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James Jacob Spigelman AC QC (born 1 January 1946) is the Lieutenant Governor of NSW and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the highest court in the State of New South Wales, Australia, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy.
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[edit] Early years
Spigelman was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, on 1 January 1946. He arrived in Australia with his family in 1949.
[edit] Career
Spigelman was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and Lieutenant Governor of NSW, in 1998 by Premier Carr.
Spigelman is regarded as the favourite to succeed Murray Gleeson as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia when he steps down in late 2008.[1] When Murray Gleeson was promoted to the High Court, it was Spigelman that replaced him as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW.
[edit] Family and social matters
His two brothers are Mark Spigelman (Israel/London) and Allan Spigelman (Australia).
He is married to Alice Spigelman, and has a son, Daniel Spigelman, and two daughters, Tamara and Rebecca Spigelman.
He supports the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
[edit] Honours
- In 2000 he became a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for services to law and to the community.
- In 2004 Spigelman received an honorary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) degree from the University of Sydney.
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| Preceded by Anthony Murray Gleeson |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1998 - |
Succeeded by (incumbent) |
