Chief Justice of Victoria

The chief justice of Victoria is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of Victoria. The chief justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head. They are responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.

The current chief justice is Anne Ferguson, who was appointed by Governor Linda Dessau to succeed Marilyn Warren. Ferguson's term began on 2 October 2017.

List of chief justices of Victoria
No.ImageChief JusticeTerm beganTerm endedTime in of officeGovernor appointedNotes
1William à Beckett19 January 185220 February 18575 years, 32 days
2William Stawell25 February 185724 September 188629 years, 211 days
3George Higinbotham24 September 188631 December 18926 years, 98 days
4John Madden9 January 189310 March 191825 years, 60 days
5William Irvine9 April 191830 September 193517 years, 157 days
6Frederick Mann1 October 193531 January 19448 years, 122 days
7Edmund Herring2 February 19441 September 196420 years, 213 days
8Henry Winneke2 September 196431 May 19749 years, 271 days
9John McIntosh Young1 June 197416 December 199117 years, 198 days
10John Harber Phillips17 December 199117 October 200311 years, 304 days
11Marilyn Warren26 November 20031 October 201713 years, 309 days
12Anne Ferguson2 October 20176 years, 23 days

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