James Allsop

The Honourable Chief Justice
James Allsop
AO
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Assumed office
1 March 2013
Appointed by Dame Quentin Bryce
Preceded by Patrick Keane
President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal
In office
1 June 2008  28 February 2013
Preceded by Keith Mason
Succeeded by Margaret Beazley
Personal details
Born April 1953 (1953-04) (age 63)
Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Alma mater University of Sydney

James Leslie Bain Allsop AO (born April 1953) is an Australian judge. He has been the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia since March 2013. He was previously President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal.

Education

Allsop attended Sydney Grammar School and completed year 12 in 1970. Allsop then graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1980. He won the University Medal in law.[1]

Career

Allsop was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1981, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 1994. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in Western Australia in 1998.

From 2001–08, Allsop was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. He has also served as an additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (2003–08). Allsop was appointed the President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal on 2 June 2008.[1]

On 20 November 2012, Commonwealth Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced Allsop would be appointed Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia.

Allsop is also an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney, where he specialises in international admiralty and maritime law.

Honours

Allsop was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2013 for distinguished service to the judiciary and the law, as a judge, through reforms to equity and access, and through contributions to the administration of maritime law and legal education.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Who's Who in Australia
  2. "Australia Day 2013 Honours List". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 January 2013.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Keith Mason
President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal
2008–2013
Succeeded by
Margaret Beazley
Preceded by
Patrick Keane
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
2013-present
Incumbent
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