List of Judges of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
This is a list of Judges of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. This list includes Chief Justices, Judges, Acting Judges and Additional Judges.
Chief Justices
Before 7 May 1982, Chief Justices were referred to as Chief Judges.
Judges
| Name |
Term as Judge |
| Lionel Lukin |
25 January 1934 – 31 October 1943 |
| Thomas Clyne |
25 November 1943 – 18 October 1945 |
| William Simpson |
24 October 1945 – 30 April 1960 |
| Sir Reginald Smithers |
22 June 1966 – 2 November 1966 |
| Sir John Kerr |
22 June 1966 – 2 November 1966 |
| Russell Fox [2] |
7 August 1967 – 31 January 1977 |
| Sir Richard Blackburn [2] |
28 May 1971 – 6 November 1977 |
| Francis Xavier Connor |
7 March 1972 – 17 March 1982 |
| Douglas McGregor |
7 November 1977 – 7 December 1979 |
| John Kelly |
10 March 1980 – 30 June 1990 |
| John Gallop |
14 May 1982 – 31 July 2000 |
| Terence Higgins [2] |
2 July 1990 – 30 January 2003 |
| Ken Crispin |
29 September 1997 – October 2007 |
| Malcolm Gray |
12 October 2000 – present |
| Terry Connolly |
31 January 2003 – 25 September 2007 |
| Hilary Penfold |
1 February 2008 – present |
| Richard Refshauge |
1 February 2008 – present |
Acting Judges
| Name |
Term as Acting Judge |
| George Dethridge |
1 October 1935 – 30 November 1935 |
| Harold Piper |
1 March 1939 – 30 November 1939; 10 October 1942 – 31 October 1942; 13 November 1942 – 31 October 1943 |
| Kenneth John Carruthers |
1 May 1995 – 22 December 1995 |
| Jeffrey Miles [3] |
1 October 2002 – 31 December 2005 |
Additional Judges
Introduced in 1958, Additional Judges are judges of other federal courts (such as the Federal Court of Australia) who serve part time with the Supreme Court in order to reduce the workload on the full Judges.
| Name |
Term as Additional Judge |
| Edward Dunphy |
1 October 1958 – 31 December 1982 |
| Sir Edward Morgan |
14 October 1958 – 31 May 1960 |
| Sir Percy Joske |
4 June 1960 – 21 December 1977 |
| Sir Richard Eggleston |
16 June 1960 – 31 May 1974 |
| Alan Bridge |
9 July 1964 – 28 July 1966 |
| Sir Reginald Smithers [4] |
18 December 1964 – October 1986 |
| Sir John Kerr [4] |
3 November 1966 – 22 May 1972 |
| Sir Harry Gibbs |
20 July 1967 – 1 August 1970 |
| Charles Sweeney |
1 May 1969 – 1 July 1971 |
| Sir John Nimmo |
2 May 1969 – 26 March 1974 |
| Sir Edward Woodward |
25 February 1972 – 1990 |
| Robert Franki |
25 May 1972 – 1986 |
| John Sweeney |
5 September 1974 – 7 May 1981 |
| Phillip Evatt |
6 September 1974 – unknown |
| Robert St John |
9 April 1975 – 31 March 1985 |
| Raymond Northrop |
23 March 1976 – 31 August 1998 |
| Gerard Brennan |
22 July 1976 – 12 February 1981 |
| Douglas McGregor [4] |
8 December 1979 – 15 June 1985 |
| John Davies |
17 May 1978 – 20 December 1998 |
| John Lockhart |
17 January 1979 – 11 June 1999 |
| Ian Sheppard |
20 March 1980 – 23 May 1997 |
| Trevor Morling |
11 February 1981 – 1993 |
| Gerald Fitzgerald |
19 November 1981 – 20 June 1984 |
| Kenneth Jenkinson |
26 May 1983 – 13 January 1997 |
| Bryan Beaumont |
3 June 1983 – 11 June 2002 |
| Murray Wilcox |
23 April 1983 – |
| Jeffrey Spender |
23 April 1983 – |
| Cecil Pincus |
23 April 1985 – 16 December 1991 |
| Michael Foster |
25 November 1987 – 27 November 1998 |
| Donnell Ryan |
27 April 1989 – |
| John von Doussa |
17 April 1989 – 6 June 2003 |
| Antony Whitlam |
7 April 1995 – 30 April 2005 |
| Marcus Einfeld |
12 August 1996 – 16 April 2001 |
| Rodney Madgwick |
12 August 1996 – |
| Richard Cooper |
1 October 1996 – 14 March 2005 |
| Roger Gyles |
12 February 2001 – |
| Mark Weinberg |
17 February 2003 – |
| Robert French |
November 2003 – |
| Donald Hill |
November 2003 – 25 August 2005 |
| Michael Moore |
November 2003 – |
| Brian Tamberlin |
November 2003 – |
| Shane Marshall |
November 2003 – |
| Anthony North |
November 2003 – |
| Margaret Stone |
November 2003 – |
| James Allsop |
November 2003 – |
| Bradley Selway |
November 2003 – 11 April 2005 |
| Annabelle Bennett |
November 2003 – |
| Bruce Lander |
November 2003 – |
| John Dowsett |
August 2004 – |
Notes
- ^ a b c Denotes a Chief Justice who previously served as a Judge.
- ^ a b c Denotes a Judge who later served as a Chief Justice.
- ^ Denotes an Acting Judge who previously served as a Chief Justice.
- ^ a b c Denotes an Additional Judge who previously served as a Judge.