John Flood Nagle | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales | |
In office 21 March 1960 – 10 July 1983 | |
Nominated by | Bob Heffron |
Appointed by | Sir Eric Woodward |
Preceded by | Sir Kenneth Street |
Succeeded by | David Hodgson |
Chief Judge at Common Law | |
In office 1979 – 10 July 1983 | |
Preceded by | Robert Taylor |
Succeeded by | Colin Begg |
Personal details | |
Born | Albury, New South Wales | 10 July 1913
Died | 16 September 2009 | (aged 96)
Spouse |
Stephanie Scott
(m. 1944–1950) |
Education | Christian Brothers College, Albury |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
The Honourable John Hailes Flood "Gaffer" Nagle AO, QC (1913–2009) was a lawyer, soldier and prominent jurist, who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, from 1960 until 1983. Nagle led high-profile inquiries into the NSW Department of Corrective Services and the assassination of political candidate Donald Mackay.[1]