List of judges of the Supreme Court of Christmas Island

Judges who served on the Supreme Court of Christmas Island are:

Name Position From To Term Comments Notes
Edward Arthur Dunphy Judge 9 March 1961 31 December 1982 21 years, 297 days Commonwealth Industrial Court (1956–1982)
ACT Supreme Court (1958–1982)
Supreme Court of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1961–1982)
Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (1969–1982)
Court of Appeal of Nauru (1967–1982)
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Sir William Forster Judge 20 September 1979 30 January 1989 9 years, 132 days [3][4]
John Gallop Additional Judge 20 September 1979 8 May 1989 9 years, 230 days [3]
Judge 9 May 1989 30 July 2000 11 years, 82 days [4]
Robert French Additional Judge 9 May 1989 15 November 2000 11 years, 190 days [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Appointment of Edward Arthur Dunphy as Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Christmas Island" (PDF). Cth Gazette. 23 March 1961. p. 1199.
  2. ^ "Appointment of Edward Arthur Dunphy as Judge of the Supreme Court of Christmas Island" (PDF). Cth Gazette. 8 June 1961. p. 2175.
  3. ^ a b "Appointment of William Forster & John Gallop to the Supreme Court of Christmas Island" (PDF). Cth Gazette. 9 October 1979. p. 3.
  4. ^ a b c "Federal Court of Australia judicial changes the first 30 years (1977-2007)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2017.