Chronological list of Former and Current Judges, Associate Judge and Masters

   
Judges of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
 
Name Title Period of office
LUKIN, Lionel Oscar Judge 25 January 1934 - 31 October 1943
DETHRIDGE, George James Acting Judge 1 October 1935 - 30 November 1935
PIPER, Harold Bayard

Acting Judge

Acting Judge

Acting Judge

1 March 1939 - 30 November 1939

10 October 1942 - 31 October 1942

13 November 1942 - 31 October 1943

CLYNE, Sir Thomas Stuart Judge 25 November 1943 - 18 October 1945
SIMPSON, (Brigadier) William Ballantyne Judge 24 October 1945 - 30 April 1960
DUNPHY, Edward Arthur Additional Judge 1 October 1958 - 31 December 1982
MORGAN, Sir Edward James Ranembe Additional Judge 14 October 1958 - 31 May 1960
JOSKE, Sir Percy Ernest Additional Judge 4 June 1960 - 31 December 1977
EGGLESTON, Sir Richard Moulton Additional Judge 16 June 1960 - 1 July 1974
BRIDGE, Alan Bruce Keith Ian Additional Judge 9 July 1964 - 28 July 1966
SMITHERS, Sir Reginald Allfree

Judge

Additional Judge

22 June 1966 - 2 November 1966

18 December 1964 - 1986
(died in office)

KERR, Sir John Robert

Judge

Additional Judge

22 June 1966 - 2 November 1966

3 November 1966 - 22 May 1972

GIBBS, Sir Harry Talbot Additional Judge 20 July 1967 - 1 August 1970
FOX, Russell Walter

Judge

Chief Judge

7 August 1967 - 31 January 1977

1 February 1977 - 3 November 1977

SWEENEY, Charles Augustine Additional Judge 1 May 1969 - 1 July 1971
NIMMO, Sir John Angus Additional Judge 2 May 1969 - 26 March 1974
BLACKBURN, Sir Richard Arthur

Judge

Chief Judge

Chief Justice

28 May 1971 - 6 November 1977

7 November 1977 - 6 May 1982

7 May 1982 - 31 March 1985
CONNOR, Francis Xavier Lockington Judge 7 March 1972 - 17 March 1982
WOODWARD, Sir (Albert) Edward Additional Judge 25 February 1972 – 1990
FRANKI, Robert James Anning Additional Judge 25 May 1972 – 1986
SWEENEY, John Bernard Additional Judge 5 September 1974 - 7 May 1981
EVATT, Phillip George Additional Judge 6 September 1974 – (retired)
ST JOHN, Robert James Baldwin Additional Judge 9 April 1975 - 31 March 1985
NORTHROP, Raymond Moyle Additional Judge 23 March 1976 - 31 August 1998
BRENNAN, Sir (Francis) Gerard Additional Judge 22 July 1976 - 12 February 1981
McGREGOR, Douglas Gordon Patrick

Judge

Additional Judge

7 November 1977 - 7 December 1979

8 December 1979 - 15 June 1985

DAVIES, John Daryl Additional Judge 17 May 1978 - 20 December 1998
LOCKHART, John Stanley Additional Judge 17 January 1979 - 11 June 1999
KELLY, John Joseph Anthony Judge 10 March 1980 - 30 June 1990
SHEPPARD, Ian Fitzhardinge Additional Judge 20 March 1980 - 23 May 1997
MORLING, Trevor Rees Additional Judge 11 February 1981 – 1993
FITZGERALD, Gerald Edward Additional Judge 19 November 1981 - 30 June 1984
GALLOP, John Foster AM, RFD Judge 14 May 1982 - 31 July 2000
JENKINSON, Kenneth Joseph Additional Judge 26 May 1983 - 13 January 1997
BEAUMONT, Bryan Alan Additional Judge 3 June 1983 - 11 June 2002
WILCOX, Murray Rutledge Additional Judge 23 April 1983 - 30 September 2006
SPENDER, Jeffrey Ernest John Additional Judge 23 April 1983 – 19 July 2010
PINCUS, Cecil William Additional Judge 23 April 1985 - 16 December 1991 (resigned)
MILES, Jeffrey Allan AO Chief Justice 17 June 1985 - 30 September 2002
HIGGINS, Terence John AO

Judge

Chief Justice


2 July 1990 - 30 January 2003 

31 January 2003 - 13 September 2013        
FOSTER, Michael Leader Additional Judge 25 November 1987 - 27 November 1998
RYAN, Donnell Michael Additional Judge 27 April 1989 – 2 June 2011
VON DOUSSA, John William Additional Judge 27 April 1989 - 6 June 2003
BEAZLEY, Margaret Additional Judge 22 June 1994 - 26 April 1996
WHITLAM, Antony Philip Additional Judge 7 April 1995 - 30 April 2005
CARRUTHERS, Kenneth John Acting Judge 1 May 1995 - 22 December 1995
HOGAN, Alan Eugene Acting Judge 8 July 1996 - 13 December 1996
EINFELD, Marcus Richard Additional Judge 12 August 1996 - 16 April2001
MADGWICK, Rodney Neville Additional Judge 12 August 1996 - 21 April 2008
COOPER, Richard Ellard Additional Judge 1 October 1996 - 14 March 2005
CRISPIN, Kenneth John

Acting Judge

Judge

24 July 1997 - 29 September 1997

29 September 1997 - 10 October 2007

GRAY, Malcolm Forgan RFD

Judge

President Court of Appeal

12 October 2000 - 29 July 2011

21 December 2007 - 29 July 2011

GYLES, Roger Vincent AO Additional Judge 12 February 2001 - 22 August 2008
MILES, Jeffrey Allan AO Acting Judge 1 October 2002 - 31 December 2005
CONNOLLY, Terence Judge 31 January 2003 - 25 September 2007
(died in office)
WEINBERG, Mark Samuel Additional Judge 17 February 2003 - 18 July 2008
FRENCH, Robert Shenton Additional Judge November 2003 - 1 September 2008
HILL, Donald Graham Additional Judge November 2003 - 24 August 2005
MOORE, Michael Francis Additional Judge November 2003 – 1 August 2011
TAMBERLIN, Brian John Additional Judge November 2003 - 29 March 2009
MARSHALL, Shane Raymond Additional Judge November 2003 – 16 September 2013
NORTH, Anthony Max Additional Judge November 2003 – 7 September 2018
STONE, Margaret Ackary Additional Judge November 2003 – 22 March 2012
ALLSOP, James Leslie Bain Additional Judge November 2003 - 7 April 2008
SELWAY, Bradley Maxwell Additional Judge November 2003 - 11 April 2005
BENNETT, Annabelle Claire AO Additional Judge November 2003 – 23 March 2016
LANDER, Bruce Thomas Additional Judge November 2003 – 31 August 2013
DOWSETT, John Alfred AM Additional Judge 3 August 2004 – 26 April 2018
COWDROY, Dennis Antill OAM Additional Judge March 2007 – 15 March 2014
GRAHAM, Peter Ross Additional Judge March 2007 – 6 September 2010
EDMONDS, Richard Francis Additional Judge March 2007 – 10 February 2016
RARES, Steven David Additional Judge 1 March 2007 – 14 November 2023
BESANKO, Anthony James Additional Judge March 2007 – current
REFSHAUGE, Richard Judge
Acting Judge        
1 February 2008 – 11 May 2017
1 July 2020 - current        
PENFOLD, Hilary Ruth Judge 1 February 2008 – 23 March 2018
MANSFIELD, John Ronald AM Additional Judge 11 September 2008 – 24 August 2016
BUCHANAN, Robert John Additional Judge 11 September 2008 – 9 September 2016
FOSTER, Lindsay Graeme Additional Judge 11 November 2009 - 30 September 2020
JAGOT, Jayne Margaret Additional Judge 11 November 2009 - 14 October 2022
NIELD, John Roscoe Acting Judge 26 July 2010 - 2011
MATHEWS, Jane Hamilton Acting Judge 26 July 2010 - 2011
TEAGUE, Bernard AO Acting Judge 1 September 2010 - 2011
KATZMANN, Anna Judith  Additional Judge  17 September 2010 - current 
BURNS, Dominic John Judge
Acting Judge        
1 August 2011 - 31 August 2021
1 November 2021 - 31 October 2023
1 November 2023 - current
SIDIS, Margaret Acting Judge 9 April 2012 - 11 May 2014
GILMOUR, John Additional Judge 6 July 2012 - 23 March 2018
MURRELL, Helen Gay  Chief Justice 28 October 2013 - 4 March 2022
WIGNEY, Michael Andrew Additional Judge 9 December 2013 - current
ROSS, Iain James Kerr AO Additional Judge 23 January 2014 - 18 November 2022
PERRY, Melissa Anne Additional Judge 14 May 2014 - 1 May 2023
ASHFORD, Linda Acting Judge 1 July 2014 - 19 June 2020
(died in office)
WALMSLEY, Stephen Acting Judge 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2022
COWDROY, Dennis OAM Acting Judge 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2016
ROBINSON, David Acting Judge 1 July 2014 - 31 May 2023
WHEALY, Anthony Acting Judge December 2014 - 15 December 2015
ASHLEY, David Acting Judge 20 July 2015 - 19 July 2016
NIELD, John Roscoe Acting Judge 29 July 2015 - 28 January 2016
OSBORN, Robert Stanley Additional Judge 26 February 2016 - 21 June 2018
KAYE, Stephen Williams AM Additional Judge
Acting Judge        
26 February 2016 - 13 December 2021
1 November 2023 - current        
WHELAN, Simon Paul Additional Judge 8 March 2016 - 9 April 2020
ELKAIM, Michael Judge
Acting Judge        
4 July 2016 - 8 December 2022
1 November 2023 - current        
COLLIER, Berna Joan Additional Judge 3 May 2016 - current
BROMWICH, Robert James Additional Judge 5 September 2016 - current
MOSSOP, David Judge 13 February 2017 - current
KELLAM, Murray AO Acting Judge 8 March 2017 - 19 March 2020
CHARLESWORTH, Natalie Additional Judge 14 November 2017 - current
LOUKAS-KARLSSON, Chrissa  Judge 26 March 2018 - current
CROWE, Robert Acting Judge 1 June 2019 - 31 May 2020
1 June 2021 - current     
BERMAN, Peter Acting Judge 1 June 2019 - current
BALLA, Audrey Acting Judge 1 June 2019 - current
BANKS-SMITH, Katrina Additional Judge 22 August 2019 - current
LATHAM, Megan Acting Judge 1 June 2021 - 31 May 2022
McWILLIAM, Verity Acting Judge
Judge        
21 December 2020 - 2 May 2023
2 May 2023 - current        
NORRISH, Stephen Acting Judge 1 November 2021 - 31 October 2023
1 November 2023 - current        
McCALLUM, Lucy Chief Justice 8 March 2022 - current
KENNETT, Geoffrey Judge 21 March 2022 - 16 December 2022
CURTIN, GregActing Judge5 May 2023 - current
HULME, Robert Acting Justice 1 November 2022 - 1 November 2023
O'SULLIVAN, Patrick Additional Judge 1 November 2022 - current
BAKER, Belinda Judge 25 November 2022 - current
TAYLOR, Louise Judge 16 August 2023 - current
AINSLIE-WALLACE, ANN Acting Judge 1 November 2023 - current
CHRISTENSEN, RebeccaActing Judge27 November 2023 - current
HOPKINS, AnthonyActing Judge27 November 2023 - current
Associate Judges of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
  
Name Period of  office
MOSSOP, David

21 April 2015 - 12 February 2017

MCWILLIAM, Verity 26 June 2017 - 2 May 2023
Chronological Index of the Masters of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
  
Name Period of office
HOGAN, Alan 20 December 1989 - 4 January 1996
CONNOLLY, Terence 19 February 1996 - 30 December 2003
HARPER, David Clement Darold OAM 7 April 2003 - 21 May 2013
MOSSOP, David  22 May 2013 - 20 April 2015 (Title change)