<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Appointment commenced </Th> <Th> Appointment ended </Th> <Th> Term </Th> <Th> Comments </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chief Justice </Td> <Td> Sir Nigel Bowen AC, KBE, QC </Td> <Td> 20 December 1976 </Td> <Td> 31 December 1990 </Td> <Td> 7003512400000000000 ♠ 14 years, 11 days </Td> <Td> Chief Judge in Equity of the Supreme Court (NSW) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Black AC, QC </Td> <Td> 1 January 1991 </Td> <Td> 21 March 2010 </Td> <Td> 7003701900000000000 ♠ 19 years, 79 days </Td> <Td> Barrister (Queen's Counsel for Victoria and Tasmania) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patrick Keane AC, QC </Td> <Td> 22 March 2010 </Td> <Td> 28 February 2013 </Td> <Td> 7003107400000000000 ♠ 2 years, 343 days </Td> <Td> Court of Appeal Judge in the Supreme Court (Qld) Appointed to the High Court </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Allsop AO </Td> <Td> 1 March 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003205700000000000 ♠ 5 years, 231 days </Td> <Td> President of the Court of Appeal (NSW) (previously served as Federal Court judge) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judge </Td> <Td> Sir Richard Blackburn OBE </Td> <Td> 1 February 1977 </Td> <Td> 31 March 1985 </Td> <Td> 7003298000000000000 ♠ 8 years, 58 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE, QC </Td> <Td> 12 February 1981 </Td> <Td> 7003147200000000000 ♠ 4 years, 11 days </Td> <Td> Appointed to the High Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Xavier Connor AO, QC </Td> <Td> 17 March 1982 </Td> <Td> 7003187000000000000 ♠ 5 years, 44 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Phillip Evatt DSC </Td> <Td> 28 February 1987 </Td> <Td> 7003367900000000000 ♠ 10 years, 27 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir William Forster AC, KBE, QC </Td> <Td> 31 January 1989 </Td> <Td> 7003438200000000000 ♠ 11 years, 365 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Franki </Td> <Td> 5 August 1986 </Td> <Td> 7003347200000000000 ♠ 9 years, 185 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russell Fox AC, QC </Td> <Td> 31 March 1989 </Td> <Td> 7003444100000000000 ♠ 12 years, 58 days </Td> <Td> Chief Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Keely QC </Td> <Td> 29 February 1996 </Td> <Td> 7003696700000000000 ♠ 19 years, 28 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Muirhead AC, KStJ, QC </Td> <Td> 4 August 1986 </Td> <Td> 7003347100000000000 ♠ 9 years, 184 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir John Nimmo CBE, OStJ, QC </Td> <Td> 30 June 1980 </Td> <Td> 7003124500000000000 ♠ 3 years, 150 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ray Northrop QC </Td> <Td> 31 August 1998 </Td> <Td> 7003788100000000000 ♠ 21 years, 211 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernard Riley </Td> <Td> 4 August 1978 </Td> <Td> 7002549000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 184 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir Reginald Smithers </Td> <Td> 30 September 1986 </Td> <Td> 7003352800000000000 ♠ 9 years, 241 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert St John </Td> <Td> 31 March 1985 </Td> <Td> 7003298000000000000 ♠ 8 years, 58 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles Sweeney CBE </Td> <Td> 29 June 1995 </Td> <Td> 7003672200000000000 ♠ 18 years, 148 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Sweeney </Td> <Td> 7 May 1981 </Td> <Td> 7003155600000000000 ♠ 4 years, 95 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Ward QC </Td> <Td> 24 November 1977 </Td> <Td> 7002296000000000000 ♠ 296 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir Edward Woodward AC, OBE, QC </Td> <Td> 31 July 1990 </Td> <Td> 7003492800000000000 ♠ 13 years, 180 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sir William Deane AC, KBE, QC </Td> <Td> 1 April 1977 </Td> <Td> 26 July 1982 </Td> <Td> 7003194200000000000 ♠ 5 years, 116 days </Td> <Td> Appointed to the High Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Toohey AC, QC </Td> <Td> 4 April 1977 </Td> <Td> 31 December 1986 </Td> <Td> 7003355800000000000 ♠ 9 years, 271 days </Td> <Td> Appointed to the High Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Douglas McGregor AC, QC </Td> <Td> 7 November 1977 </Td> <Td> 14 November 1985 </Td> <Td> 7003292900000000000 ♠ 8 years, 7 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francis Fisher AC, QC </Td> <Td> 6 March 1978 </Td> <Td> 31 July 1989 </Td> <Td> 7003416500000000000 ♠ 11 years, 147 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Gallop AM, RFD, QC </Td> <Td> 11 March 1978 </Td> <Td> 30 July 2000 </Td> <Td> 7003817700000000000 ♠ 22 years, 141 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daryl Davies QC </Td> <Td> 17 May 1978 </Td> <Td> 31 August 1998 </Td> <Td> 7003741100000000000 ♠ 20 years, 106 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Lockhart AO </Td> <Td> 30 October 1978 </Td> <Td> 11 June 1999 </Td> <Td> 7003752900000000000 ♠ 20 years, 224 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Sheppard AO </Td> <Td> 9 December 1979 </Td> <Td> 23 May 1997 </Td> <Td> 7003637500000000000 ♠ 17 years, 165 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Kelly QC </Td> <Td> 11 March 1980 </Td> <Td> 1 July 1990 </Td> <Td> 7003376400000000000 ♠ 10 years, 112 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trevor Morling QC </Td> <Td> 11 February 1981 </Td> <Td> 1 February 1993 </Td> <Td> 7003437300000000000 ♠ 11 years, 356 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Ellicot QC </Td> <Td> 2 March 1981 </Td> <Td> 24 February 1983 </Td> <Td> 7002724000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 359 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerald Fitzgerald AC, QC </Td> <Td> 25 November 1981 </Td> <Td> 30 June 1984 </Td> <Td> 7002948000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 218 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenneth Jenkinson </Td> <Td> 1 November 1982 </Td> <Td> 5 June 1997 </Td> <Td> 7003533000000000000 ♠ 14 years, 216 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Neaves AC, QC </Td> <Td> 11 March 1983 </Td> <Td> 8 January 1995 </Td> <Td> 7003432100000000000 ♠ 11 years, 303 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Kirby AC, CMG </Td> <Td> 30 March 1983 </Td> <Td> 23 September 1984 </Td> <Td> 7002543000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 177 days </Td> <Td> Appointed to NSW Court of Appeal then to High Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bryan Beaumont AO </Td> <Td> 30 May 1983 </Td> <Td> 11 February 2005 </Td> <Td> 7003792800000000000 ♠ 21 years, 257 days </Td> <Td> Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Murray Wilcox AO, QC </Td> <Td> 11 May 1984 </Td> <Td> 2 October 2006 </Td> <Td> 7003817900000000000 ♠ 22 years, 144 days </Td> <Td> Chief Justice of Industrial Relations Court Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) Additional Judge of the Supree Court (ACT) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Gray AM </Td> <Td> 17 May 1984 </Td> <Td> 17 May 2013 </Td> <Td> 7004105920000000000 ♠ 29 years, 0 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeffrey Spender QC </Td> <Td> 17 May 1984 </Td> <Td> 19 July 2010 </Td> <Td> 7003955900000000000 ♠ 26 years, 63 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Merv Everett </Td> <Td> 27 June 1984 </Td> <Td> 4 October 1987 </Td> <Td> 7003119400000000000 ♠ 3 years, 99 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Pincus QC </Td> <Td> 25 March 1985 </Td> <Td> 16 December 1991 </Td> <Td> 7003245700000000000 ♠ 6 years, 266 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Burchett </Td> <Td> 3 June 1985 </Td> <Td> 10 October 2000 </Td> <Td> 7003560800000000000 ♠ 15 years, 129 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeffrey Miles AO </Td> <Td> 18 June 1985 </Td> <Td> 30 September 2002 </Td> <Td> 7003631300000000000 ♠ 17 years, 104 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Jackson AM, QC </Td> <Td> 15 November 1985 </Td> <Td> 26 May 1987 </Td> <Td> 7002557000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 192 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Donnell Ryan QC </Td> <Td> 29 September 1986 </Td> <Td> 2 June 2011 </Td> <Td> 7003901200000000000 ♠ 24 years, 246 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Gummow AC, QC </Td> <Td> 24 November 1986 </Td> <Td> 20 April 1995 </Td> <Td> 7003306900000000000 ♠ 8 years, 147 days </Td> <Td> Appointed to the High Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert French AC </Td> <Td> 25 November 1986 </Td> <Td> 1 September 2008 </Td> <Td> 7003795100000000000 ♠ 21 years, 281 days </Td> <Td> Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) Appointed to Chief Justice of the High Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marcus Einfeld </Td> <Td> 18 December 1986 </Td> <Td> 16 April 2001 </Td> <Td> 7003523300000000000 ♠ 14 years, 119 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trevor Hartigan </Td> <Td> 13 August 1987 </Td> <Td> 24 April 1990 </Td> <Td> 7002985000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 254 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Foster QC </Td> <Td> 2 November 1987 </Td> <Td> 26 November 1998 </Td> <Td> 7003404200000000000 ♠ 11 years, 24 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alastair Nicholson AO, RFD </Td> <Td> 1 February 1988 </Td> <Td> 31 May 2004 </Td> <Td> 7003596400000000000 ♠ 16 years, 120 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malcolm Lee AO, QC </Td> <Td> 15 February 1988 </Td> <Td> 1 May 2006 </Td> <Td> 7003665000000000000 ♠ 18 years, 75 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Howard Olney AM, QC </Td> <Td> 21 May 1988 </Td> <Td> 30 April 2003 </Td> <Td> 7003545700000000000 ♠ 14 years, 344 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John von Doussa AO, QC </Td> <Td> 1 December 1988 </Td> <Td> 15 August 2003 </Td> <Td> 7003537000000000000 ♠ 14 years, 257 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Graham Hill </Td> <Td> 1 February 1989 </Td> <Td> 24 August 2005 </Td> <Td> 7003604800000000000 ♠ 16 years, 204 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deirdre O'Connor </Td> <Td> 1 July 1990 </Td> <Td> 5 March 2002 </Td> <Td> 7003426500000000000 ♠ 11 years, 247 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Phillips AO, QC </Td> <Td> 14 August 1990 </Td> <Td> 17 December 1991 </Td> <Td> 7002490000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 125 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maurice O'Loughlin </Td> <Td> 1 August 1989 </Td> <Td> 28 January 2003 </Td> <Td> 7003492800000000000 ♠ 13 years, 180 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Terrence Higgins AO, QC </Td> <Td> 1 July 1990 </Td> <Td> 12 September 2013 </Td> <Td> 7003847400000000000 ♠ 23 years, 73 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Heerey AM, QC </Td> <Td> 17 December 1990 </Td> <Td> 16 February 2009 </Td> <Td> 7003663600000000000 ♠ 18 years, 61 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Doug Drummond QC </Td> <Td> 2 December 1991 </Td> <Td> 12 April 2003 </Td> <Td> 7003414900000000000 ♠ 11 years, 131 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Cooper </Td> <Td> 30 March 1992 </Td> <Td> 14 March 2005 </Td> <Td> 7003473200000000000 ♠ 12 years, 349 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Margaret Beazley AO </Td> <Td> 1 January 1993 </Td> <Td> 28 April 1996 </Td> <Td> 7003121300000000000 ♠ 3 years, 118 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court Appointed to Court of Appeal (NSW) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Whitlam QC </Td> <Td> 1 January 1993 </Td> <Td> 1 May 2005 </Td> <Td> 7003450300000000000 ♠ 12 years, 120 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christopher Carr </Td> <Td> 13 December 1993 </Td> <Td> 1 August 2004 </Td> <Td> 7003388400000000000 ♠ 10 years, 232 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Moore </Td> <Td> 28 March 1994 </Td> <Td> 1 August 2011 </Td> <Td> 7003633500000000000 ♠ 17 years, 126 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Catherine Branson QC </Td> <Td> 16 May 1994 </Td> <Td> 13 October 2008 </Td> <Td> 7003526400000000000 ♠ 14 years, 150 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jane Mathews AO </Td> <Td> 4 July 1994 </Td> <Td> 6 April 2001 </Td> <Td> 7003246800000000000 ♠ 6 years, 276 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kevin Lindgren AM, QC </Td> <Td> 26 July 1994 </Td> <Td> 12 February 2010 </Td> <Td> 7003568000000000000 ♠ 15 years, 201 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Tamberlin QC </Td> <Td> 29 August 1994 </Td> <Td> 30 March 2009 </Td> <Td> 7003532700000000000 ♠ 14 years, 213 days </Td> <Td> Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronald Sackville AO </Td> <Td> 19 September 1994 </Td> <Td> 25 August 2008 </Td> <Td> 7003508900000000000 ♠ 13 years, 341 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Susan Kiefel AC </Td> <Td> 17 October 1994 </Td> <Td> 3 September 2007 </Td> <Td> 7003470400000000000 ♠ 12 years, 321 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) Appointed to the High Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Nicholson AO </Td> <Td> 1 January 1995 </Td> <Td> 7 August 2007 </Td> <Td> 7003460100000000000 ♠ 12 years, 218 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Finn </Td> <Td> 3 July 1995 </Td> <Td> 4 July 2012 </Td> <Td> 7003621100000000000 ♠ 17 years, 1 day </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ross Sundberg AM, QC </Td> <Td> 10 July 1995 </Td> <Td> 9 August 2010 </Td> <Td> 7003550900000000000 ♠ 15 years, 30 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shane Marshall </Td> <Td> 17 July 1995 </Td> <Td> 21 November 2015 </Td> <Td> 7003743200000000000 ♠ 20 years, 127 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Lehane </Td> <Td> 3 October 1995 </Td> <Td> 10 September 2001 </Td> <Td> 7003216900000000000 ♠ 5 years, 342 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rodney Madgwick QC </Td> <Td> 3 October 1995 </Td> <Td> 21 April 2008 </Td> <Td> 7003458400000000000 ♠ 12 years, 201 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anthony North </Td> <Td> 3 October 1995 </Td> <Td> 11 September 2018 </Td> <Td> 7003837900000000000 ♠ 22 years, 343 days </Td> <Td> Judge of Industrial Relations Court Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ron Merkel QC </Td> <Td> 5 February 1996 </Td> <Td> 15 May 2006 </Td> <Td> 7003375200000000000 ♠ 10 years, 99 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Mansfield AM </Td> <Td> 2 September 1996 </Td> <Td> 24 August 2016 </Td> <Td> 7003729600000000000 ♠ 19 years, 357 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arthur Emmett </Td> <Td> 3 February 1997 </Td> <Td> 6 March 2013 </Td> <Td> 7003587500000000000 ♠ 16 years, 31 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Goldberg AO, QC </Td> <Td> 3 February 1997 </Td> <Td> 4 July 2010 </Td> <Td> 7003489900000000000 ♠ 13 years, 151 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raymond Finkelstein QC </Td> <Td> 21 July 1997 </Td> <Td> 1 July 2011 </Td> <Td> 7003509300000000000 ♠ 13 years, 345 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Geoffrey Giudice AO </Td> <Td> 17 September 1997 </Td> <Td> 28 February 2012 </Td> <Td> 7003527700000000000 ♠ 14 years, 164 days </Td> <Td> President of AIRC & then Fair Work Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Weinberg </Td> <Td> 15 July 1998 </Td> <Td> 19 July 2008 </Td> <Td> 7003365700000000000 ♠ 10 years, 4 days </Td> <Td> Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (NI) Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Dowsett AM, QC </Td> <Td> 14 September 1998 </Td> <Td> 26 April 2018 </Td> <Td> 7003716400000000000 ♠ 19 years, 224 days </Td> <Td> Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT), previously a Judge of the Supreme Court (Qld). </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leslie Katz SC </Td> <Td> 30 September 1998 </Td> <Td> 21 March 2002 </Td> <Td> 7003126800000000000 ♠ 3 years, 172 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Hely </Td> <Td> 2 October 1998 </Td> <Td> 1 October 2005 </Td> <Td> 7003255600000000000 ♠ 6 years, 364 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Susan Kenny </Td> <Td> 16 October 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003730700000000000 ♠ 20 years, 2 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roger Gyles AO, QC </Td> <Td> 11 June 1999 </Td> <Td> 22 August 2008 </Td> <Td> 7003336000000000000 ♠ 9 years, 72 days </Td> <Td> Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Conti QC </Td> <Td> 15 August 2000 </Td> <Td> 15 August 2007 </Td> <Td> 7003255600000000000 ♠ 7 years, 0 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Margaret Stone </Td> <Td> 9 October 2000 </Td> <Td> 22 March 2012 </Td> <Td> 7003418200000000000 ♠ 11 years, 165 days </Td> <Td> Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Allsop AO </Td> <Td> 7 May 2001 </Td> <Td> 2 June 2008 </Td> <Td> 7003258300000000000 ♠ 7 years, 26 days </Td> <Td> As Justice . Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) Appointed to Court of Appeal (NSW) returned to court as Chief Justice </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Downes AM </Td> <Td> 2 April 2002 </Td> <Td> 15 May 2012 </Td> <Td> 7003369600000000000 ♠ 10 years, 43 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Jacobson </Td> <Td> 17 June 2002 </Td> <Td> 25 January 2015 </Td> <Td> 7003460500000000000 ♠ 12 years, 222 days </Td> <Td> Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bradley Selway </Td> <Td> 18 November 2002 </Td> <Td> 10 April 2005 </Td> <Td> 7002874000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 143 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Annabelle Bennett AO </Td> <Td> 5 May 2003 </Td> <Td> 23 March 2016 </Td> <Td> 7003470600000000000 ♠ 12 years, 323 days </Td> <Td> Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bruce Lander </Td> <Td> 14 July 2003 </Td> <Td> 31 August 2013 </Td> <Td> 7003370100000000000 ♠ 10 years, 48 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Susan Crennan AC </Td> <Td> 3 February 2004 </Td> <Td> 1 November 2005 </Td> <Td> 7002637000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 271 days </Td> <Td> Appointed to the High Court </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antony Siopis SC </Td> <Td> 14 April 2005 </Td> <Td> 5 May 2018 </Td> <Td> 7003476900000000000 ♠ 13 years, 21 days </Td> <Td> Presidential member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Edmonds </Td> <Td> 5 May 2005 </Td> <Td> 10 February 2016 </Td> <Td> 7003393300000000000 ♠ 10 years, 281 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Graham QC </Td> <Td> 24 May 2005 </Td> <Td> 6 September 2010 </Td> <Td> 7003193100000000000 ♠ 5 years, 105 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Greenwood </Td> <Td> 4 August 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003482300000000000 ♠ 13 years, 75 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Young QC </Td> <Td> 30 November 2005 </Td> <Td> 24 January 2007 </Td> <Td> 7002420000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 55 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steven Rares </Td> <Td> 2 February 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003464100000000000 ♠ 12 years, 258 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Berna Collier </Td> <Td> 8 February 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003463500000000000 ♠ 12 years, 252 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dennis Cowdroy OAM </Td> <Td> 13 March 2006 </Td> <Td> 15 March 2014 </Td> <Td> 7003292400000000000 ♠ 8 years, 2 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anthony Besanko </Td> <Td> 3 April 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003458100000000000 ♠ 12 years, 198 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christopher Jessup QC </Td> <Td> 23 June 2006 </Td> <Td> 15 April 2017 </Td> <Td> 7003450000000000000 ♠ 12 years, 117 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Tracey AM, RFD </Td> <Td> 24 July 2006 </Td> <Td> 16 August 2018 </Td> <Td> 7003440600000000000 ♠ 12 years, 23 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Middleton </Td> <Td> 31 July 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003446200000000000 ♠ 12 years, 79 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Buchanan QC </Td> <Td> 8 September 2006 </Td> <Td> 10 September 2016 </Td> <Td> 7003365500000000000 ♠ 10 years, 2 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Gilmour QC </Td> <Td> 11 December 2006 </Td> <Td> 23 March 2018 </Td> <Td> 7003412000000000000 ♠ 11 years, 102 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michelle Gordon </Td> <Td> 20 April 2007 </Td> <Td> 8 June 2015 </Td> <Td> 7003297100000000000 ♠ 8 years, 49 days </Td> <Td> Appointed to the High Court </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Logan RFD </Td> <Td> 27 September 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003403900000000000 ♠ 11 years, 21 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Geoffrey Flick </Td> <Td> 15 October 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003402100000000000 ♠ 11 years, 3 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neil McKerracher </Td> <Td> 15 October 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003402100000000000 ♠ 11 years, 3 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Reeves </Td> <Td> 19 November 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003398600000000000 ♠ 10 years, 333 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nye Perram </Td> <Td> 8 August 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003372300000000000 ♠ 10 years, 71 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jayne Jagot </Td> <Td> 3 September 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003369700000000000 ♠ 10 years, 45 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lindsay Foster </Td> <Td> 4 September 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003369600000000000 ♠ 10 years, 44 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Barker </Td> <Td> 9 February 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003353800000000000 ♠ 9 years, 251 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Nicholas </Td> <Td> 16 November 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003325800000000000 ♠ 8 years, 336 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Yates </Td> <Td> 30 November 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003324400000000000 ♠ 8 years, 322 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mordecai Bromberg </Td> <Td> 7 December 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003323700000000000 ♠ 8 years, 315 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Julie Dodds - Streeton QC </Td> <Td> 1 February 2010 </Td> <Td> 1 April 2014 </Td> <Td> 7003152000000000000 ♠ 4 years, 59 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anna Katzmann </Td> <Td> 1 February 2010 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003318100000000000 ♠ 8 years, 259 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Robertson </Td> <Td> 18 April 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003274000000000000 ♠ 7 years, 183 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernard Murphy </Td> <Td> 13 June 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003268400000000000 ♠ 7 years, 127 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iain Ross AO </Td> <Td> 1 March 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003242200000000000 ♠ 6 years, 231 days </Td> <Td> President of Fair Work Commission </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Griffiths </Td> <Td> 23 April 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003236900000000000 ♠ 6 years, 178 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Duncan Kerr </Td> <Td> 10 May 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003235200000000000 ♠ 6 years, 161 days </Td> <Td> President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2012 - 2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kathleen Farrell </Td> <Td> 5 December 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003214300000000000 ♠ 5 years, 317 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Pagone </Td> <Td> 21 June 2013 </Td> <Td> 31 March 2018 </Td> <Td> 7003174400000000000 ♠ 4 years, 283 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jennifer Davies </Td> <Td> 4 July 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003193200000000000 ♠ 5 years, 106 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Debra Mortimer </Td> <Td> 12 July 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003192400000000000 ♠ 5 years, 98 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Darryl Rangiah </Td> <Td> 13 August 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003189200000000000 ♠ 5 years, 66 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard White </Td> <Td> 31 August 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003187400000000000 ♠ 5 years, 48 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Wigney </Td> <Td> 9 September 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003186500000000000 ♠ 5 years, 39 days </Td> <Td> Judge of the Supreme Court (NI) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Melissa Perry </Td> <Td> 23 September 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003185100000000000 ♠ 5 years, 25 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jacqueline Gleeson </Td> <Td> 15 April 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003164700000000000 ♠ 4 years, 186 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jonathan Beach </Td> <Td> 30 June 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003157100000000000 ♠ 4 years, 110 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Edelman </Td> <Td> 20 April 2015 </Td> <Td> 29 January 2017 </Td> <Td> 7002650000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 284 days </Td> <Td> Appointed to the High Court </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brigitte Markovic </Td> <Td> 24 August 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003115100000000000 ♠ 3 years, 55 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Moshinsky </Td> <Td> 3 November 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7003108000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 349 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Bromwich </Td> <Td> 29 February 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002962000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 232 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Natalie Charlesworth </Td> <Td> 1 March 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002961000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 231 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stephen Burley </Td> <Td> 6 May 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002895000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 165 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David O'Callaghan </Td> <Td> 1 February 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002624000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 259 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Lee </Td> <Td> 27 March 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002570000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 205 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roger Derrington </Td> <Td> 29 March 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002568000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 203 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Thomas </Td> <Td> 27 June 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002478000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 113 days </Td> <Td> President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2017 -) Previously a Judge of the Supreme Court (Qld) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Susan Derrington </Td> <Td> 10 January 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002281000000000000 ♠ 281 days </Td> <Td> President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (2018 -) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Simon Steward </Td> <Td> 1 February 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002259000000000000 ♠ 259 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Katrina Banks - Smith </Td> <Td> 12 February 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002248000000000000 ♠ 248 days </Td> <Td> Previously a Judge of Supreme Court (WA) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Craig Colvin </Td> <Td> 13 February 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002247000000000000 ♠ 247 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas Thawley </Td> <Td> 14 February 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7002246000000000000 ♠ 246 days </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Appointment commenced </Th> <Th> Appointment ended </Th> <Th> Term </Th> <Th> Comments </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

Chief justice of the federal court of australia