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Tony Pagone | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| In office 21 June 2013[1][2] – 31 March 2018[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Federal Court Justice |
Gaetano (Tony) Pagone AM KC is a retired Australian judge who previously served as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 21 June 2013 until 31 March 2018.[1][3] Until 21 June 2013, he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria in the Australian state of Victoria.[4][5]
He completed secondary education at De La Salle College, Malvern and completed tertiary education at Monash University, graduating B.A., Dip.Ed., LL.B.[6] In 1983, he obtained an LL.M. from Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[7] In 2001, he was awarded a Monash Distinguished Alumni Award.[6] Pagone was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1996.[8]
He was first appointed to the Supreme Court in 2001, and served until June 2002, when he took up the position of special counsel to the Commissioner of Taxation until December 2003. He was appointed to the Supreme Court again in May 2007, and was the judge in charge of the Commercial Court.[9] He is a professorial fellow at the University of Melbourne.[10]
The Honorable Tony Pagone QC was appointed as Commissioner to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on 13 September 2019.
In 2022, Pagone was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to the law, to the judiciary, and to professional associations".[11]
- ^ a b "Four judges appointed to the Federal Court of Australia". 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Former Judges of the Court". Federal Court of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Former judges". FedCourt.gov.au. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Kerry O'Keeffe (14 May 2010). "Storm directors launch legal action". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Storm papers should be available: judge". News.smh.com.au. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Distinguished Alumni Award". Issue 9 Winter/Autumn 2002 Monash Magazine.
- ^ "The Hon Tony Pagone". FedCourt.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018.
- ^ "The Honourable Tony Pagone QC". Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Victoria Department of Justice (14 September 2010). "Supreme Court of Victoria – Commercial Court". Supremecourt.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Tax Workshops 2009-10 – Centre for Tax Law". Ctl.law.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.