James Spigelman | |
---|---|
16th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
In office 25 May 1998 – 31 May 2011 | |
Nominated by | Bob Carr |
Preceded by | Murray Gleeson |
Succeeded by | Tom Bathurst |
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales | |
In office 18 June 1998 – 1 February 2012 | |
Governor | Gordon Samuels Marie Bashir |
Preceded by | Murray Gleeson |
Succeeded by | Tom Bathurst |
Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation | |
In office 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Maurice Newman |
Succeeded by | Justin Milne |
Secretary of the Department of the Media | |
In office 30 June 1975 – 22 December 1975 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sosnowiec, Poland | 1 January 1946
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse | Alice Spigelman |
James Jacob Spigelman AC KC (born 1 January 1946) is a former Australian judge who served as Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1998 to 2011. He was also Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales from 1998 to 2012.[1] He served on the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong as a non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions from April 2013 to his early resignation in September 2020.[2] Spigelman also served as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2012 to 2017.