Chief Justice of Queensland
The Chief Justice of Queensland is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of Queensland. The Chief Justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head. He or she is responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.
The current Chief Justice is the Hon Catherine Holmes, who was sworn in on 11 September 2015. Her Honour is the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
List of Chief Justices of Queensland
| Name | Term | Reason for leaving | Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cockle | 21 February 1863 – 24 June 1879 | Retired | 27 January 1895 |
| Charles Lilley | 25 June 1879 – 13 March 1893 | Resigned | 20 August 1897 |
| Samuel Griffith | 13 March 1893 – 4 October 1903 | Appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia | 9 August 1920 |
| Pope Alexander Cooper | 21 October 1903 – 31 March 1922 | Retired | 30 August 1923 |
| Thomas McCawley | 1 April 1922 – 16 April 1925 | Death | 16 April 1925 |
| James Blair | 24 April 1925 – 16 May 1940 | Retired | 18 November 1944 |
| Hugh Denis Macrossan | 17 May 1940 – 23 June 1940 | Death | 23 June 1940 |
| William Webb | 27 June 1940 – 15 May 1946 | Appointed to the High Court of Australia | 11 August 1972 |
| Neal Macrossan | 23 April 1946 – 30 December 1955 | Death | 30 December 1955 |
| Alan Mansfield | 9 February 1956 – 21 February 1966 | Retired | 17 July 1980 |
| William Mack | 24 February 1966 – 12 May 1971 | Retired | 26 July 1979 |
| Mostyn Hanger | 13 May 1971 – 18 July 1977 | Retired | 11 August 1980 |
| Charles Wanstall | 19 July 1977 – 17 February 1982 | Retired | 17 October 1999 |
| Walter Campbell | 18 February 1982 – 7 July 1985 | Appointed as Governor of Queensland | 4 September 2004 |
| Dormer Andrews | 8 July 1985 – 7 April 1989 | Retired | 28 July 2004 |
| John Murtagh Macrossan | 10 April 1989 – 16 February 1998 | Retired | 5 August 2008 |
| Paul de Jersey | 21 September 1998 – 8 July 2014 | Appointed Governor of Queensland | |
| Tim Carmody | 8 July 2014 – 1 July 2015 | Resigned [1] | |
| Catherine Holmes | 11 September 2015 – present |
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