Chris Maxwell
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'Chris Maxwell BA LLB (Melbourne
), BPhil (Oxon), QC
is an Australian jurist.
Maxwell has been President of the Victorian Court of Appeal
since 16 July 2005, succeeding Justice John Winneke
.
Maxwell was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford in 1975 and was then called to the Bar as a member of Lincoln's Inn in 1978, practising briefly at the English Bar before returning to Melbourne in 1979. From 1983 he was variously reader for Kenneth Hayne
QC, Principal Private Secretary to Gareth Evans
(Commonwealth Attorney-General), and reader for Ross Robson QC. He signed the Victorian Bar Roll in 1984 and became a QC in 1998.
Maxwell was the Victorian Legal Aid Commissioner for seven years and also a member of the Board of Liberty Victoria for six years, two of them as President.
He appeared with Julian Burnside
QC in the Tampa refugee case, and was then famously but unsuccessfully countersued (as a Board member of Liberty Victoria) by the Commonwealth of Australia for costs.
He reviewed the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 for the Victorian government.
Justice Maxwell is married with three children.
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
), BPhil (Oxon), QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
is an Australian jurist.
Maxwell has been President of the Victorian Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of Victoria
The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1852, and is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited jurisdiction within the state...
since 16 July 2005, succeeding Justice John Winneke
John Winneke
John Spence Winneke AC, RFD, QC, RANR is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the President of the Court of Appeals division of the Supreme Court of Victoria, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Victoria.-Early life:John Spence Winneke was born to Sir Henry...
.
Maxwell was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford in 1975 and was then called to the Bar as a member of Lincoln's Inn in 1978, practising briefly at the English Bar before returning to Melbourne in 1979. From 1983 he was variously reader for Kenneth Hayne
Kenneth Hayne
Kenneth Madison Hayne AC is a Justice of the High Court of Australia which is the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.-Education and professional life:...
QC, Principal Private Secretary to Gareth Evans
Gareth Evans (politician)
Gareth John Evans, AO, QC , is a former Australian politician from 1978 to 1999 representing the Australian Labor Party, serving in a number of ministries including Attorney-General and Foreign Minister from 1983 to 1996 in the Hawke and Keating governments. He was president and chief executive...
(Commonwealth Attorney-General), and reader for Ross Robson QC. He signed the Victorian Bar Roll in 1984 and became a QC in 1998.
Maxwell was the Victorian Legal Aid Commissioner for seven years and also a member of the Board of Liberty Victoria for six years, two of them as President.
He appeared with Julian Burnside
Julian Burnside
Julian William Kennedy Burnside AO QC is an Australian barrister, human rights and refugee advocate, and author. He is known for his staunch opposition to the mandatory detention of asylum seekers, and has provided legal counsel in a wide array of high-profile cases...
QC in the Tampa refugee case, and was then famously but unsuccessfully countersued (as a Board member of Liberty Victoria) by the Commonwealth of Australia for costs.
He reviewed the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 for the Victorian government.
Justice Maxwell is married with three children.
External links
- http://www.vicbar.com.au/pdf/134Welcomes.pdf