Murray Gleeson

Anthony Murray Gleeson (born 30 August 1938) is an Australian former judge. He was the 11th Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1998 to 2008.


Murray Gleeson
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Gleeson in 2006
11th Chief Justice of Australia
In office
22 May 1998 – 29 August 2008
Nominated byJohn Howard
Appointed bySir William Deane
Preceded bySir Gerard Brennan
Succeeded byRobert French
15th Chief Justice of New South Wales
In office
2 November 1988 – 21 May 1998
Nominated byNick Greiner
Appointed bySir James Rowland
Preceded bySir Laurence Street
Succeeded byJames Spigelman
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Assumed office
1 March 2009
Appointed byDonald Tsang
Personal details
Born (1938-08-30) 30 August 1938 (age 85)
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Murray Gleeson
Chinese

On 7 November 2008, Gleeson was appointed a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.[1]

References

  1. "Senior Judicial Appointment". Info.gov.hk. Retrieved 29 January 2018.