List of judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania

Tasmanian judiciary

Of the judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Tasmania as of 19 December 2017[update], 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
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ended  | Term in office  | Comments  | Notes

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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, 149 days |  | [1][2][3]
Judge | Algernon Montagu | 31 January 1833 | 31 December 1847 | 14 years, 334 days |  | [4]
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 |  | 24 years, 83 days |  | [1][2][3]
Shan Tennent | 15 March 2005 | 3 November 2017 | 12 years, 233 days |  | [4]
David Porter | 26 May 2008 | 21 May 2016 | 7 years, 361 days |  | [4]
Helen Wood | 9 November 2009 |  | 14 years, 300 days |  | [2][5]
Stephen Estcourt | 8 April 2013 |  | 11 years, 149 days |  | [2][6]
Robert Pearce | 11 June 2013 |  | 11 years, 85 days |  | [2][7]
Michael Brett | 11 July 2016 |  | 8 years, 55 days |  | [2][8]
Gregory Geason | 16 November 2017 |  | 6 years, 293 days |  | [2][9]
Tamara Jago | 1 November 2021 |  | 2 years, 308 days |  | [10]
Master | Joseph Hone | 1824 | 1851 | 26–27 years |  | [11][12]
Cecil Brettingham-Moore | 1960 | 20 March 1984 | 23–24 years | Appointed a judge | [12]
Richard Southee | 1985 | 1999 | 13–14 years |
Master / Associate Judge [a] | Stephen Holt | 6 September 1999 | 31 August 2023 | 23 years, 359 days |  | [13]
Associate Judge | Michael Daly | 29 April 2024 |  | 128 days |  | [2][14]

## See also

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* Judiciary of Australia

## Notes

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1. ^ On 1 March 2008 the title "Master" was changed to "Associate Judge"

## References

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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 15 July 2024.
3. ^ a b "Alan Blow AO - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
4. ^ a b c "The Puisne Judges of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
5. ^ "Helen Wood - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
6. ^ "Stephen Estcourt AM - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
7. ^ "Robert Pearce - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
8. ^ "Michael Brett - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
9. ^ "Gregory Geason - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
10. ^ "Tamara Jago - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
11. ^ Brettingham-Moore, C G. "The Office of Master" (PDF). (1963) 1(6) University of Tasmania Law Review 842.
12. ^ a b "Masters". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
13. ^ "Address by the Hon Associate Justice Stephen Holt on his retirement from the Supreme Court on 31 August 2023 - Supreme Court of Tasmania" (PDF). Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
14. ^ "Michael Daly - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.