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List of judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania information


Of the judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Tasmania as of 19 December 2017, including Chief Justices and Puisne Judges: 13 had previously served in the Parliament of Tasmania, Algernon Montagu, Thomas Horne, Valentine Fleming, Francis Smith, William Lambert Dobson, William Giblin, John Stokell Dodds, Robert Patten Adams, Andrew Inglis Clark, Herbert Nicholls, Norman Ewing, Richard Green and Merv Everett. In addition, Norman Ewing and Merv Everett had previously served in the Australian Senate, while Alexander Macduff Baxter had previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council. John Pedder and Thomas Horne served in the Tasmanian Legislative Council while serving as judges, while Thomas Horne was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly after his judicial service.

Position Name Appointment
commenced 		Appointment
ended 		Term in office Comments Notes
Chief Justice Sir John Pedder 4 March 1824 4 May 1854 30 years, 61 days [1]
Sir Valentine Fleming 7 August 1854 31 December 1869 15 years, 146 days
Sir Francis Smith 8 August 1870 7 February 1885 14 years, 183 days
Sir William Lambert Dobson 7 February 1885 17 March 1898 13 years, 38 days
Sir John Stokell Dodds 29 October 1898 26 June 1914 15 years, 240 days
Sir Herbert Nicholls 1 July 1914 31 October 1937 23 years, 122 days
Sir Harold Crisp 21 December 1937 14 April 1940 2 years, 115 days
Sir John Morris 15 April 1940 3 July 1956 16 years, 79 days
Sir Stanley Burbury 28 August 1956 29 October 1973 17 years, 62 days
Sir Guy Green 30 October 1973 1 September 1995 21 years, 306 days
William Cox 4 September 1995 1 December 2004 9 years, 88 days
Peter Underwood 2 December 2004 28 March 2008 3 years, 117 days
Ewan Crawford 24 April 2008 7 April 2013 4 years, 348 days
Alan Blow 8 April 2013 11 years, 51 days [1][2]
Judge Algernon Montagu 31 January 1833 31 December 1847 14 years, 334 days [3]
Thomas Horne 1 January 1848 1 November 1860 12 years, 305 days
Sir Francis Smith 1 November 1860 7 February 1885 24 years, 98 days
Sir William Lambert Dobson 8 August 1870 17 March 1898 27 years, 221 days
William Giblin 7 February 1885 17 January 1887 1 year, 344 days
Robert Patten Adams 14 March 1887 31 May 1898 11 years, 78 days
Andrew Inglis Clark 1 June 1898 14 November 1907 9 years, 166 days
John McIntyre 20 October 1898 30 June 1914 15 years, 253 days
Sir Herbert Nicholls 1 January 1909 31 October 1937 28 years, 303 days
Edward Dobbie 1 January 1914 28 August 1915 1 year, 239 days
Sir Harold Crisp 1 August 1914 14 April 1940 25 years, 257 days
Norman Ewing 23 September 1915 19 July 1928 12 years, 300 days
Andrew Inglis Clark, Jr. 31 August 1928 20 February 1952 23 years, 173 days
Wilfred Hutchins 1 November 1938 23 March 1950 11 years, 142 days
Sir Richard Green 1 June 1950 19 March 1961 10 years, 291 days
Marcus Gibson 2 May 1951 11 January 1968 16 years, 254 days
Sir Peter Crisp 21 March 1952 1 March 1971 18 years, 345 days
Sir George Crawford 10 November 1958 11 December 1981 23 years, 31 days
William Ellis Cox 28 March 1961 15 March 1963 1 year, 352 days
Frank Neasey 18 March 1963 13 September 1990 27 years, 179 days
David Chambers 27 February 1968 24 September 1978 10 years, 209 days
Robert Nettlefold 2 March 1971 15 May 1990 19 years, 74 days
Henry Cosgrove 2 February 1977 23 September 1988 11 years, 234 days
Merv Everett 7 November 1978 14 March 1984 5 years, 128 days
Cecil Brettingham-Moore 21 March 1984 14 March 1986 1 year, 358 days
William Cox 2 February 1982 1 December 2004 22 years, 303 days
Peter Underwood 20 August 1984 28 March 2008 23 years, 221 days
Christopher Wright 29 April 1986 7 March 2000 13 years, 313 days
Ewan Crawford 5 October 1988 7 April 2013 24 years, 184 days
Bill Zeeman 30 May 1990 10 March 1998 7 years, 284 days
Pierre Slicer 3 June 1991 18 September 2009 18 years, 107 days
Peter Evans 10 June 1998 7 June 2013 14 years, 362 days
Alan Blow 13 June 2000 23 years, 351 days [1][2]
Shan Tennent 15 March 2005 3 November 2017 12 years, 233 days [3]
David Porter 26 May 2008 21 May 2016 7 years, 361 days [3]
Helen Wood 9 November 2009 14 years, 202 days [2]
Stephen Estcourt 8 April 2013 11 years, 51 days [2]
Robert Pearce 11 June 2013 10 years, 353 days [2]
Michael Brett 11 July 2016 7 years, 323 days [2]
Gregory Geason 16 November 2017 6 years, 195 days [2]
Tamara Jago 1 November 2021 2 years, 210 days [4]
Master Joseph Hone 1824 1851 26–27 years [5][6]
Cecil Brettingham-Moore 1960 20 March 1984 23–24 years Appointed a judge [6]
Richard Southee 1985 1999 13–14 years
Master / Associate Judge [a] Stephen Holt 6 September 1999 24 years, 266 days [2][6]
  1. ^ a b c "The Chief Justices of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Current judges". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "The Puisne Judges of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Tamara Jago - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ Brettingham-Moore, C G. "The Office of Master" (PDF). (1963) 1(6) University of Tasmania Law Review 842.
  6. ^ a b c "Masters". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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