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Murray Gleeson

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Murray Gleeson
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 86)
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Chinese name
Chinese

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.

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

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