Herbert Nicholls

Sir Herbert Nicholls
6th Chief Justice of Tasmania
In office
1 July 1914 – 31 October 1937
Preceded bySir John Dodds
Succeeded byHarold Crisp
Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)
In office
29 May 1906 – 1 January 1909
Preceded byWilliam Propsting
Succeeded byJohn Earle
Attorney-General of Tasmania
In office
9 April 1903 – 11 July 1904
PremierWilliam Propsting
Preceded byElliott Lewis
Succeeded byGeorge Gilmore
ConstituencyCentral Hobart
Personal details
Born(1868-08-11)11 August 1868
Ballarat, Victoria
Died11 November 1940(1940-11-11) (aged 72)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Spouse
Helen Sprent
(m. 1905)
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
ProfessionBarrister

Sir Herbert Nicholls KCMG (11 August 1868 – 11 November 1940) was an Australian judge and politician, who was Chief Justice of Tasmania from 1914 to 1937, and as an independent member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1900 to 1909. In parliament, he served as Attorney-General (1903 to 1904) and Leader of the Opposition (1906 to 1909).