John Harber Phillips

John Phillips
Chief Justice of Victoria
In office
17 December 1991 – 17 October 2003
Preceded byJohn Young
Succeeded byMarilyn Warren
Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria
In office
7 November 1984 – 13 August 1990
Preceded byKevin Anderson
Succeeded byDavid Ashley
Personal details
Born(1933-10-18)18 October 1933
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died7 August 2009(2009-08-07) (aged 75)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne

John Harber Phillips, AC, QC (18 October 1933 – 7 August 2009) was an Australian lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of Victoria from 1991 to 2003. He was first appointed to the Victorian Supreme Court in 1984, having previously been the state's director of public prosecutions as well as a director of the National Crime Authority.