List of judges of the Federal Court of Australia

Judges who have served on the Federal Court of Australia as of September 2018,[1][2] are appointed in accordance with section 72 of the Constitution, which has, since the Court's inception in 1976, been for a term expiring at age 70.[3]

In addition to their judicial service, six judges of the Federal Court have also been elected to the Parliament of Australia: Nigel Bowen, Robert Ellicott, Merv Everett, Tony Whitlam, John Reeves and Duncan Kerr. All were elected prior to their appointment to the bench.

Additionally, two judges of the Federal Court have served in state Parliaments: Bernard Riley, formerly of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and Howard Olney, formerly of the Western Australian Legislative Council.

Position Name Appointment
commenced		 Appointment
ended		 Term Comments Notes
Chief Justice Sir Nigel Bowen AC, KBE, QC 20 December 1976 31 December 1990 14 years, 11 days Chief Judge in Equity of the Supreme Court (NSW) [4]
Michael Black AC, QC 1 January 1991 21 March 2010 19 years, 79 days Barrister (Queen's Counsel for Victoria and Tasmania) [5]
Patrick Keane AC, QC 22 March 2010 28 February 2013 2 years, 343 days Court of Appeal Judge in the Supreme Court (Qld)
Appointed to the High Court		 [2][6][7]
James Allsop AO 1 March 2013 5 years, 233 days President of the Court of Appeal (NSW) (previously served as Federal Court judge) [8]
Judge Sir Richard Blackburn OBE 1 February 1977 31 March 1985 8 years, 58 days
Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE, QC 12 February 1981 4 years, 11 days Appointed to the High Court
Xavier Connor AO, QC 17 March 1982 5 years, 44 days
Phillip Evatt DSC 28 February 1987 10 years, 27 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
Sir William Forster AC, KBE, QC 31 January 1989 11 years, 365 days
Robert Franki 5 August 1986 9 years, 185 days
Russell Fox AC, QC 31 March 1989 12 years, 58 days Chief Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
John Keely QC 29 February 1996 19 years, 28 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
James Muirhead AC, KStJ, QC 4 August 1986 9 years, 184 days
Sir John Nimmo CBE, OStJ, QC 30 June 1980 3 years, 150 days
Ray Northrop QC 31 August 1998 21 years, 211 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Bernard Riley 4 August 1978 1 year, 184 days
Sir Reginald Smithers 30 September 1986 9 years, 241 days
Robert St John 31 March 1985 8 years, 58 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
Charles Sweeney CBE 29 June 1995 18 years, 148 days
John Sweeney 7 May 1981 4 years, 95 days
Richard Ward QC 24 November 1977 296 days
Sir Edward Woodward AC, OBE, QC 31 July 1990 13 years, 180 days
Sir William Deane AC, KBE, QC 1 April 1977 26 July 1982 5 years, 116 days Appointed to the High Court
John Toohey AC, QC 4 April 1977 31 December 1986 9 years, 271 days Appointed to the High Court
Douglas McGregor AC, QC 7 November 1977 14 November 1985 8 years, 7 days
Francis Fisher AC, QC 6 March 1978 31 July 1989 11 years, 147 days
John Gallop AM, RFD, QC 11 March 1978 30 July 2000 22 years, 141 days
Daryl Davies QC 17 May 1978 31 August 1998 20 years, 106 days
John Lockhart AO 30 October 1978 11 June 1999 20 years, 224 days
Ian Sheppard AO 9 December 1979 23 May 1997 17 years, 165 days
John Kelly QC 11 March 1980 1 July 1990 10 years, 112 days
Trevor Morling QC 11 February 1981 1 February 1993 11 years, 356 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
Robert Ellicot QC 2 March 1981 24 February 1983 1 year, 359 days
Gerald Fitzgerald AC, QC 25 November 1981 30 June 1984 2 years, 218 days
Kenneth Jenkinson 1 November 1982 5 June 1997 14 years, 216 days
Alan Neaves AC, QC 11 March 1983 8 January 1995 11 years, 303 days
Michael Kirby AC, CMG 30 March 1983 23 September 1984 1 year, 177 days Appointed to NSW Court of Appeal
then to High Court
Bryan Beaumont AO 30 May 1983 11 February 2005 21 years, 257 days Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (NI)
Murray Wilcox AO, QC 11 May 1984 2 October 2006 22 years, 144 days Chief Justice of Industrial Relations Court
Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
Additional Judge of the Supree Court (ACT)
Peter Gray AM 17 May 1984 17 May 2013 29 years, 0 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Jeffrey Spender QC 17 May 1984 19 July 2010 26 years, 63 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
Merv Everett 27 June 1984 4 October 1987 3 years, 99 days
Bill Pincus QC 25 March 1985 16 December 1991 6 years, 266 days
James Burchett 3 June 1985 10 October 2000 15 years, 129 days
Jeffrey Miles AO 18 June 1985 30 September 2002 17 years, 104 days
David Jackson AM, QC 15 November 1985 26 May 1987 1 year, 192 days
Donnell Ryan QC 29 September 1986 2 June 2011 24 years, 246 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
William Gummow AC, QC 24 November 1986 20 April 1995 8 years, 147 days Appointed to the High Court
Robert French AC 25 November 1986 1 September 2008 21 years, 281 days Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
Appointed to Chief Justice of the High Court
Marcus Einfeld 18 December 1986 16 April 2001 14 years, 119 days
Trevor Hartigan 13 August 1987 24 April 1990 2 years, 254 days
Michael Foster QC 2 November 1987 26 November 1998 11 years, 24 days
Alastair Nicholson AO, RFD 1 February 1988 31 May 2004 16 years, 120 days
Malcolm Lee AO, QC 15 February 1988 1 May 2006 18 years, 75 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Howard Olney AM, QC 21 May 1988 30 April 2003 14 years, 344 days
John von Doussa AO, QC 1 December 1988 15 August 2003 14 years, 257 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Graham Hill 1 February 1989 24 August 2005 16 years, 204 days
Deirdre O'Connor 1 July 1990 5 March 2002 11 years, 247 days
John Phillips AO, QC 14 August 1990 17 December 1991 1 year, 125 days
Maurice O'Loughlin 1 August 1989 28 January 2003 13 years, 180 days
Terrence Higgins AO, QC 1 July 1990 12 September 2013 23 years, 73 days
Peter Heerey AM, QC 17 December 1990 16 February 2009 18 years, 61 days
Doug Drummond QC 2 December 1991 12 April 2003 11 years, 131 days
Richard Cooper 30 March 1992 14 March 2005 12 years, 349 days
Margaret Beazley AO 1 January 1993 28 April 1996 3 years, 118 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Appointed to Court of Appeal (NSW)
Tony Whitlam QC 1 January 1993 1 May 2005 12 years, 120 days
Christopher Carr 13 December 1993 1 August 2004 10 years, 232 days
Michael Moore 28 March 1994 1 August 2011 17 years, 126 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
Catherine Branson QC 16 May 1994 13 October 2008 14 years, 150 days
Jane Mathews AO 4 July 1994 6 April 2001 6 years, 276 days
Kevin Lindgren AM, QC 26 July 1994 12 February 2010 15 years, 201 days
Brian Tamberlin QC 29 August 1994 30 March 2009 14 years, 213 days Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
Ronald Sackville AO 19 September 1994 25 August 2008 13 years, 341 days
Susan Kiefel AC 17 October 1994 3 September 2007 12 years, 321 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
Appointed to the High Court
Robert Nicholson AO 1 January 1995 7 August 2007 12 years, 218 days
Paul Finn 3 July 1995 4 July 2012 17 years, 1 day
Ross Sundberg AM, QC 10 July 1995 9 August 2010 15 years, 30 days
Shane Marshall 17 July 1995 21 November 2015 20 years, 127 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
John Lehane 3 October 1995 10 September 2001 5 years, 342 days
Rodney Madgwick QC 3 October 1995 21 April 2008 12 years, 201 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
Anthony North 3 October 1995 11 September 2018 22 years, 343 days Judge of Industrial Relations Court
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)		 [2][9]
Ron Merkel QC 5 February 1996 15 May 2006 10 years, 99 days [2]
John Mansfield AM 2 September 1996 24 August 2016 19 years, 357 days [2]
Arthur Emmett 3 February 1997 6 March 2013 16 years, 31 days [2]
Alan Goldberg AO, QC 3 February 1997 4 July 2010 13 years, 151 days
Raymond Finkelstein QC 21 July 1997 1 July 2011 13 years, 345 days
Geoffrey Giudice AO 17 September 1997 28 February 2012 14 years, 164 days President of AIRC & then Fair Work Australia
Mark Weinberg 15 July 1998 19 July 2008 10 years, 4 days Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (NI)
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
John Dowsett AM, QC 14 September 1998 26 April 2018 19 years, 224 days Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT), previously a Judge of the Supreme Court (Qld). [10][11]
Leslie Katz SC 30 September 1998 21 March 2002 3 years, 172 days [2]
Peter Hely 2 October 1998 1 October 2005 6 years, 364 days
Susan Kenny 16 October 1998 20 years, 4 days [1]
Roger Gyles AO, QC 11 June 1999 22 August 2008 9 years, 72 days Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) [2]
Richard Conti QC 15 August 2000 15 August 2007 7 years, 0 days
Margaret Stone 9 October 2000 22 March 2012 11 years, 165 days Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
James Allsop AO 7 May 2001 2 June 2008 7 years, 26 days As Justice. Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)
Appointed to Court of Appeal (NSW)
returned to court as Chief Justice
Garry Downes AM 2 April 2002 15 May 2012 10 years, 43 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
Peter Jacobson 17 June 2002 25 January 2015 12 years, 222 days Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (NI) [2]
Bradley Selway 18 November 2002 10 April 2005 2 years, 143 days [2]
Annabelle Bennett AO 5 May 2003 23 March 2016 12 years, 323 days Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) [2]
Bruce Lander 14 July 2003 31 August 2013 10 years, 48 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)		 [2]
Susan Crennan AC 3 February 2004 1 November 2005 1 year, 271 days Appointed to the High Court
Antony Siopis SC 14 April 2005 5 May 2018 13 years, 21 days Presidential member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal [12][13]
Richard Edmonds 5 May 2005 10 February 2016 10 years, 281 days [2]
Peter Graham QC 24 May 2005 6 September 2010 5 years, 105 days [2]
Andrew Greenwood 4 August 2005 13 years, 77 days [1]
John Young QC 30 November 2005 24 January 2007 1 year, 55 days [2]
Steven Rares 2 February 2006 12 years, 260 days [1]
Berna Collier 8 February 2006 12 years, 254 days
Dennis Cowdroy OAM 13 March 2006 15 March 2014 8 years, 2 days [2]
Anthony Besanko 3 April 2006 12 years, 200 days [1]
Christopher Jessup QC 23 June 2006 15 April 2017 12 years, 119 days [2]
Richard Tracey AM, RFD 24 July 2006 16 August 2018 12 years, 23 days [14]
John Middleton 31 July 2006 12 years, 81 days [1]
Robert Buchanan QC 8 September 2006 10 September 2016 10 years, 2 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) [2]
John Gilmour QC 11 December 2006 23 March 2018 11 years, 102 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) [2]
Michelle Gordon 20 April 2007 8 June 2015 8 years, 49 days Appointed to the High Court [2]
John Logan RFD 27 September 2007 11 years, 23 days [1]
Geoffrey Flick 15 October 2007 11 years, 5 days [1]
Neil McKerracher 15 October 2007 11 years, 5 days [1]
John Reeves 19 November 2007 10 years, 335 days [1]
Nye Perram 8 August 2008 10 years, 73 days [1]
Jayne Jagot 3 September 2008 10 years, 47 days [1]
Lindsay Foster 4 September 2008 10 years, 46 days [1]
Michael Barker 9 February 2009 9 years, 253 days [1]
John Nicholas 16 November 2009 8 years, 338 days [1]
David Yates 30 November 2009 8 years, 324 days [1]
Mordecai Bromberg 7 December 2009 8 years, 317 days [1]
Julie Dodds-Streeton QC 1 February 2010 1 April 2014 4 years, 59 days [2]
Anna Katzmann 1 February 2010 8 years, 261 days [1]
Alan Robertson 18 April 2011 7 years, 185 days [1]
Bernard Murphy 13 June 2011 7 years, 129 days
Iain Ross AO 1 March 2012 6 years, 233 days President of Fair Work Commission
John Griffiths 23 April 2012 6 years, 180 days
Duncan Kerr 10 May 2012 6 years, 163 days President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2012-2017)
Kathleen Farrell 5 December 2012 5 years, 319 days
Tony Pagone 21 June 2013 31 March 2018 4 years, 283 days [2]
Jennifer Davies 4 July 2013 5 years, 108 days
Debra Mortimer 12 July 2013 5 years, 100 days
Darryl Rangiah 13 August 2013 5 years, 68 days
Richard White 31 August 2013 5 years, 50 days
Michael Wigney 9 September 2013 5 years, 41 days Judge of the Supreme Court (NI)
Melissa Perry 23 September 2013 5 years, 27 days
Jacqueline Gleeson 15 April 2014 4 years, 188 days
Jonathan Beach 30 June 2014 4 years, 112 days
James Edelman 20 April 2015 29 January 2017 1 year, 284 days Appointed to the High Court [2][15]
Brigitte Markovic 24 August 2015 3 years, 57 days [1]
Mark Moshinsky 3 November 2015 2 years, 351 days [1]
Robert Bromwich 29 February 2016 2 years, 234 days [1]
Natalie Charlesworth 1 March 2016 2 years, 233 days [1]
Stephen Burley 6 May 2016 2 years, 167 days [1]
David O'Callaghan 1 February 2017 1 year, 261 days [1]
Michael Lee 27 March 2017 1 year, 207 days [1]
Roger Derrington 29 March 2017 1 year, 205 days [1]
David Thomas 27 June 2017 1 year, 115 days President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2017-)
Previously a Judge of the Supreme Court (Qld)		 [1]
Susan Derrington 10 January 2018 283 days President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (2018-) [1]
Simon Steward 1 February 2018 261 days [1]
Katrina Banks-Smith 12 February 2018 250 days Previously a Judge of Supreme Court (WA) [1]
Craig Colvin 13 February 2018 249 days [1]
Thomas Thawley 14 February 2018 248 days [1]

Current judges

Name Location[1] Date appointed[1] Mandatory retirement [16] Concurrent commissions/ appointments Previous judicial posting(s) Education Notes
Susan Kenny Melbourne 16 October 1998 Presidential member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Court of Appeal (Vic) University of Melbourne, Magdalen College, Oxford [17]
Andrew Greenwood Brisbane 4 August 2005 Presidential member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal University of Queensland [18][19]
Steven Rares Sydney 2 February 2006 Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) University of Sydney [20]
Berna Collier Brisbane 8 February 2006 Judge of the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court, Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) [21]
Anthony Besanko Adelaide 3 April 2006 8 May 2024 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (NI)
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT)		 Supreme Court of South Australia [22][23][24][25]
John Middleton Melbourne 31 July 2006
John Logan RFD Brisbane 27 September 2007
Geoffrey Flick Sydney 15 October 2007
Neil McKerracher Perth 15 October 2007
John Reeves Brisbane 19 November 2007
Nye Perram Sydney 8 August 2008
Jayne Jagot Sydney 3 September 2008
Lindsay Foster Sydney 4 September 2008
Michael Barker Perth 9 February 2009
John Nicholas Sydney 16 November 2009
David Yates Sydney 30 November 2009
Mordecai Bromberg Melbourne 7 December 2009
Anna Katzmann Sydney 1 February 2010
Alan Robertson Sydney 18 April 2011
Bernard Murphy Melbourne 13 June 2011
Iain Ross AO Melbourne 1 March 2012 President of Fair Work Commission [26]
John Griffiths Sydney 23 April 2012
Duncan Kerr Hobart 10 May 2012 26 February 2022 President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2012-2017) Tasmanian College of Advanced Education, University of Tasmania [27][28]
Kathleen Farrell Sydney 5 December 2012
James Allsop AO
Chief Justice		 Sydney 1 March 2013 Federal Court, Court of Appeal (NSW) University of Sydney [29][30]
Jennifer Davies Melbourne 4 July 2013 [1]
Debra Mortimer Melbourne 12 July 2013 [1]
Darryl Rangiah Brisbane 13 August 2013 [1]
Richard White Adelaide 31 August 2013 [1]
Michael Wigney Sydney 9 September 2013 Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) [1]
Melissa Perry Sydney 23 September 2013 [1]
Jacqueline Gleeson Sydney 15 April 2014 [1]
Jonathan Beach Melbourne 30 June 2014 [1]
Brigitte Markovic Sydney 24 August 2015 [1]
Mark Moshinsky Melbourne 3 November 2015 [1]
Robert Bromwich Sydney 29 February 2016 [1]
Natalie Charlesworth Adelaide 1 March 2016 [1]
Stephen Burley Sydney 6 May 2016 [1]
David O'Callaghan Melbourne 1 February 2017 [1]
Michael Lee Sydney 27 March 2017 [1]
Roger Derrington Brisbane 29 March 2017 [1]
David Thomas Brisbane 27 June 2017 President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2017-) Judge of the Supreme Court (Qld) [1]
Susan Derrington Brisbane 10 January 2018 President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (2018-) [1]
Simon Steward Melbourne 1 February 2018 [1]
Katrina Banks-Smith Perth 12 February 2018 Supreme Court (WA) [1]
Craig Colvin Perth 13 February 2018 [1]
Thomas Thawley Sydney 14 February 2018 [1]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Constitution (Cth) s 72 Judges' appointment, tenure, and remuneration.
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  15. ↑ Chan, Gabrielle (29 November 2016). "Susan Kiefel becomes first female high court chief justice". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  16. ↑ Per section 72 of the Constitution of Australia, judges must retire at age 70
  17. ↑ "The Hon Susan Coralie KENNY". Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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  22. ↑ "The Hon Anthony James BESANKO". Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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  29. ↑ "The Hon James Leslie Bain ALLSOP AO". Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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