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.
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 Gleeson in 2006 | |||||||||
| 11th Chief Justice of Australia | |||||||||
| In office 22 May 1998 – 29 August 2008 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | John Howard | ||||||||
| Appointed by | Sir William Deane | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Gerard Brennan | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert French | ||||||||
| 15th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |||||||||
| In office 2 November 1988 – 21 May 1998 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | Nick Greiner | ||||||||
| Appointed by | Sir James Rowland | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Laurence Street | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | James Spigelman | ||||||||
| Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong | |||||||||
| Assumed office 1 March 2009 | |||||||||
| Appointed by | Donald Tsang | ||||||||
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| Born | 30 August 1938 Wingham, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||
| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sydney | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 紀立信 | ||||||||
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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]
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