List of judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania

Of the judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Tasmania as of 19 December 2017^[update], including Chief Justices and Puisne Judges: 13 had previously served in the Parliament of Tasmania, Algernon Montagu, Thomas Horne, Valentine Fleming, Francis Smith, William Lambert Dobson, William Giblin, John Stokell Dodds, Robert Patten Adams, Andrew Inglis Clark, Herbert Nicholls, Norman Ewing, Richard Green and Merv Everett.

In addition, Norman Ewing and Merv Everett had previously served in the Australian Senate, while Alexander Macduff Baxter had previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council.

John Pedder and Thomas Horne served in the Tasmanian Legislative Council while serving as judges, while Thomas Horne was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly after his judicial service.

Position	Name	Appointment commenced	Appointment ended	Term in office	Comments	Notes
Chief Justice	Sir John Pedder	4 March 1824	4 May 1854	30 years, 61 days		[1]
	Sir Valentine Fleming	7 August 1854	31 December 1869	15 years, 146 days
	Sir Francis Smith	8 August 1870	7 February 1885	14 years, 183 days
	Sir William Lambert Dobson	7 February 1885	17 March 1898	13 years, 38 days
	Sir John Stokell Dodds	29 October 1898	26 June 1914	15 years, 240 days
	Sir Herbert Nicholls	1 July 1914	31 October 1937	23 years, 122 days
	Sir Harold Crisp	21 December 1937	14 April 1940	2 years, 115 days
	Sir John Morris	15 April 1940	3 July 1956	16 years, 79 days
	Sir Stanley Burbury	28 August 1956	29 October 1973	17 years, 62 days
	Sir Guy Green	30 October 1973	1 September 1995	21 years, 306 days
	William Cox	4 September 1995	1 December 2004	9 years, 88 days
	Peter Underwood	2 December 2004	28 March 2008	3 years, 117 days
	Ewan Crawford	24 April 2008	7 April 2013	4 years, 348 days
	Alan Blow	8 April 2013		11 years, 218 days		[1][2][3]
Judge	Algernon Montagu	31 January 1833	31 December 1847	14 years, 334 days		[4]
	Thomas Horne	1 January 1848	1 November 1860	12 years, 305 days
	Sir Francis Smith	1 November 1860	7 February 1885	24 years, 98 days
	Sir William Lambert Dobson	8 August 1870	17 March 1898	27 years, 221 days
	William Giblin	7 February 1885	17 January 1887	1 year, 344 days
	Robert Patten Adams	14 March 1887	31 May 1898	11 years, 78 days
	Andrew Inglis Clark	1 June 1898	14 November 1907	9 years, 166 days
	John McIntyre	20 October 1898	30 June 1914	15 years, 253 days
	Sir Herbert Nicholls	1 January 1909	31 October 1937	28 years, 303 days
	Edward Dobbie	1 January 1914	28 August 1915	1 year, 239 days
	Sir Harold Crisp	1 August 1914	14 April 1940	25 years, 257 days
	Norman Ewing	23 September 1915	19 July 1928	12 years, 300 days
	Andrew Inglis Clark, Jr.	31 August 1928	20 February 1952	23 years, 173 days
	Wilfred Hutchins	1 November 1938	23 March 1950	11 years, 142 days
	Sir Richard Green	1 June 1950	19 March 1961	10 years, 291 days
	Marcus Gibson	2 May 1951	11 January 1968	16 years, 254 days
	Sir Peter Crisp	21 March 1952	1 March 1971	18 years, 345 days
	Sir George Crawford	10 November 1958	11 December 1981	23 years, 31 days
	William Ellis Cox	28 March 1961	15 March 1963	1 year, 352 days
	Frank Neasey	18 March 1963	13 September 1990	27 years, 179 days
	David Chambers	27 February 1968	24 September 1978	10 years, 209 days
	Robert Nettlefold	2 March 1971	15 May 1990	19 years, 74 days
	Henry Cosgrove	2 February 1977	23 September 1988	11 years, 234 days
	Merv Everett	7 November 1978	14 March 1984	5 years, 128 days
	Cecil Brettingham-Moore	21 March 1984	14 March 1986	1 year, 358 days
	William Cox	2 February 1982	1 December 2004	22 years, 303 days
	Peter Underwood	20 August 1984	28 March 2008	23 years, 221 days
	Christopher Wright	29 April 1986	7 March 2000	13 years, 313 days
	Ewan Crawford	5 October 1988	7 April 2013	24 years, 184 days
	Bill Zeeman	30 May 1990	10 March 1998	7 years, 284 days
	Pierre Slicer	3 June 1991	18 September 2009	18 years, 107 days
	Peter Evans	10 June 1998	7 June 2013	14 years, 362 days
	Alan Blow	13 June 2000		24 years, 152 days		[1][2][3]
	Shan Tennent	15 March 2005	3 November 2017	12 years, 233 days		[4]
	David Porter	26 May 2008	21 May 2016	7 years, 361 days		[4]
	Helen Wood	9 November 2009		15 years, 3 days		[2][5]
	Stephen Estcourt	8 April 2013		11 years, 218 days		[2][6]
	Robert Pearce	11 June 2013		11 years, 154 days		[2][7]
	Michael Brett	11 July 2016		8 years, 124 days		[2][8]
	Gregory Geason	16 November 2017	12 November 2024	6 years, 362 days	Resignation due to impending criminal charges.	[2][9][10]
	Tamara Jago	1 November 2021		3 years, 11 days		[11]
Master	Joseph Hone	1824	1851	26–27 years		[12][13]
	Cecil Brettingham-Moore	1960	20 March 1984	23–24 years	Appointed a judge	[13]
	Richard Southee	1985	1999	13–14 years
Master / Associate Judge [a]	Stephen Holt	6 September 1999	31 August 2023	23 years, 359 days		[14]
Associate Judge	Michael Daly	29 April 2024		197 days		[2][15]

See also

• Judiciary of Australia

Notes

1. On 1 March 2008 the title "Master" was changed to "Associate Judge"

References

1. "The Chief Justices of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
2. "Current judges". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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4. "The Puisne Judges of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
5. "Helen Wood - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
6. "Stephen Estcourt AM - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
7. "Robert Pearce - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
8. "Michael Brett - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
9. "Gregory Geason - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
10. James, Ethan (12 November 2024). "Judge to quit after ex-partner assault guilty ruling". Glen Innes Examiner. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
11. "Tamara Jago - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
12. Brettingham-Moore, C G. "The Office of Master" (PDF). (1963) 1(6) University of Tasmania Law Review 842.
13. "Masters". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
14. "Address by the Hon Associate Justice Stephen Holt on his retirement from the Supreme Court on 31 August 2023 - Supreme Court of Tasmania" (PDF). Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
15. "Michael Daly - Supreme Court of Tasmania". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 15 July 2024.