Jeffrey Miles | |
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3rd Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory | |
In office 17 June 1985 – 30 September 2002 | |
Preceded by | Sir Richard Blackburn |
Succeeded by | Terrence Higgins |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeffrey Allan Miles 20 March 1935 Newcastle, New South Wales |
Died | 11 February 2019 | (aged 83)
Spouse | Patricia Miles |
Children | 2 (m, f) |
Education | Newcastle Boys High School, New South Wales |
Alma mater | The University of Sydney |
Profession | Judge, jurist & barrister |
Jeffrey Allan Miles AO (20 March 1935 – 11 February 2019) was an Australian author and jurist. He was a Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory. He also held judicial appointments in New South Wales and Papua New Guinea. In 2005 he conducted a judicial review[1] into the fitness to be tried of David Eastman who had been convicted of murdering Australian policeman Colin Winchester. In 2008, he was elected President of the Australian Capital Territory Branch of the International Commission of Jurists.[2]
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