Peter McClellan | |
|---|---|
| Chief Royal Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | |
| In office 11 January 2013 – 15 December 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Julia Gillard |
| Appointed by | Quentin Bryce (Governor-General) |
| Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal | |
| In office 21 February 2013 – 8 February 2018 | |
| Chief Judge at Common Law of the Supreme Court of New South Wales | |
| In office 1 September 2005 – 21 February 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Marie Bashir (Governor of NSW) |
| Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales | |
| In office 25 August 2003 – 1 September 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Pearlman |
| Succeeded by | Brian Preston |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales | |
| In office 29 January 2001 – 25 August 2003 | |
| Nominated by | Bob Debus |
| Appointed by | Jim Spigelman, CJ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter David McClellan Sydney, New South Wales |
| Spouse | Jayne Jagot |
| Children | Nick, Jo, Jack and Will |
| Alma mater | Normanhurst Boys' High School; University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Judge |
Peter David McClellan AM KC is a retired judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal who served between February 2013 and February 2018. McClellan was the Chief Royal Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse from January 2013 to December 2017. He was previously the Chief Judge in Common Law in the Supreme Court, a position to which he was appointed in 2005.[1]