John Phillips | |
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Chief Justice of Victoria | |
In office 17 December 1991 – 17 October 2003 | |
Preceded by | John Young |
Succeeded by | Marilyn Warren |
Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria | |
In office 7 November 1984 – 13 August 1990 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Anderson |
Succeeded by | David Ashley |
Personal details | |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 18 October 1933
Died | 7 August 2009 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | (aged 75)
Alma mater | University 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.