Chief Justice of New South Wales

The chief justice of New South Wales is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of New South Wales. The chief justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head, responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.

The current chief justice is Andrew Bell who was appointed by Governor Margaret Beazley.

List of chief justices of New South Wales No. Image Chief Justice Term began Term ended Time in of office Governor appointed Notes1 13 October 1823 1 July 1837 Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane 2 29 August 1837 27 September 1844 General Sir Richard Bourke 3 7 October 1844 6 November 1873 Major Sir George Gipps 4 19 November 1873 4 November 1886 Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead 5 12 November 1886 27 November 1886 Charles Wynn-Carington, 3rd Baron Carrington 6 29 November 1886 4 January 1910 7 28 January 1910 27 January 1925 Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford 8 28 January 1925 31 January 1934 Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair 9 1 February 1934 4 November 1949 10 6 January 1950 27 January 1960 Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott 11 15 February 1960 24 October 1962 Lieutenant General Sir Eric Woodward 12 Sir Leslie Herron 25 October 1962 22 May 1972 13 Sir John Kerr 23 May 1972 27 June 1974 Sir Roden Cutler 14 28 June 1974 1 November 1988 15 2 November 1988 21 May 1998 Air Marshal Sir James Rowland 16 25 May 1998 31 May 2011 Gordon Samuels 17 1 June 2011 5 March 2022 Dame Marie Bashir NSW Judicial Scholarship 17.18 7 March 2022 Margaret Beazley

See also Judiciary of Australia

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