Justin Gleeson

Justin Gleeson
Solicitor-General of Australia
In office
14 February 2012 – 6 November 2016
Appointed byQuentin Bryce
Preceded byStephen Gageler
Succeeded byStephen Donaghue
Personal details
Born
Justin Thomas Gleeson

(1961-04-09) 9 April 1961 (age 63)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
University of Oxford
OccupationBarrister,
Solicitor-General of Australia

Justin Thomas Gleeson SC (born 9 April 1961[1]) is an Australian lawyer and former Solicitor-General of Australia,[2] the Commonwealth's second-ranking law officer.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Appointment of Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth" (PDF). nswbar.asn.au. The Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.