Robert French
Robert Shenton French AC (born 19 March 1947) is an Australian lawyer and judge. He was the twelfth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 2008 to 2017. He has been the chancellor of the University of Western Australia since 2017.[1]
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| 12th Chief Justice of Australia | |||||||||
| In office 1 September 2008 – 29 January 2017 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | Kevin Rudd | ||||||||
| Appointed by | Michael Jeffery | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Murray Gleeson | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Susan Kiefel | ||||||||
| Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong | |||||||||
| Assumed office 31 May 2017 | |||||||||
| Appointed by | Leung Chun-ying | ||||||||
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| Born | 19 March 1947 Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||
| Nationality | Australia | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Valerie | ||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 范禮全 | ||||||||
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References
- "UWA Welcomes 15th Chancellor". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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