David Hodgson (judge)
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David Hargraves Hodgson AO
(born 1939) is a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
, the highest court in the State of New South Wales
, Australia
, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy
.
. In 1962 he graduated with degrees in Arts and Law from the University of Sydney
, the same year as fellow judges Murray Gleeson
and Michael Kirby.
Hodgson subsequently studied as a Rhodes Scholar, attaining a DPhil at the University of Oxford
. He was a student of H.L.A. Hart.
judge Sir Victor Windeyer
. He was admitted to the bar in 1965, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1979.
Hodgson was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court in 1983. He was Chief Judge in Equity from 1997–2001, and was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2001.
He has also served as a Commissioner of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission part-time, and was assistant editor of the Australian Law Journal from 1969-76.
and consciousness
. Hodgson is the author of two books published by Oxford University Press, Consequences of Utilitarianism (1967) and The Mind Matters: Consciousness and Choice in a Quantum World (1991). The judge has also written on probability and plausible reasoning.
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(born 1939) is a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
, the highest court in the State of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy
Australian court hierarchy
There are two streams within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal stream and the state and territory stream. While the federal courts and the court systems in each state and territory are separate, the High Court of Australia remains the ultimate court of appeal for the Australian...
.
Education
Hodgson was educated at Sydney Grammar SchoolSydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
. In 1962 he graduated with degrees in Arts and Law from the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, the same year as fellow judges Murray Gleeson
Murray Gleeson
Anthony Murray Gleeson AC QC is a former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.-Biography:Gleeson was born in Wingham, New South Wales, the eldest of four children...
and Michael Kirby.
Hodgson subsequently studied as a Rhodes Scholar, attaining a DPhil at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was a student of H.L.A. Hart.
Career
In 1962 Hodgson served as associate to High CourtHigh Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and...
judge Sir Victor Windeyer
Victor Windeyer
Major General Sir William John Victor Windeyer KBE CB DSO and Bar PC KC Australian judge, soldier and educator, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia....
. He was admitted to the bar in 1965, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1979.
Hodgson was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court in 1983. He was Chief Judge in Equity from 1997–2001, and was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2001.
He has also served as a Commissioner of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission part-time, and was assistant editor of the Australian Law Journal from 1969-76.
Publications
Hodgson has written numerous philosophical articles, mainly dealing with issues in philosophy of the mind. He writes primarily on the topics of free willFree will
"To make my own decisions whether I am successful or not due to uncontrollable forces" -Troy MorrisonA pragmatic definition of free willFree will is the ability of agents to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints. The existence of free will and its exact nature and definition have long...
and consciousness
Consciousness
Consciousness is a term that refers to the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. It has been defined as: subjectivity, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive control system of the mind...
. Hodgson is the author of two books published by Oxford University Press, Consequences of Utilitarianism (1967) and The Mind Matters: Consciousness and Choice in a Quantum World (1991). The judge has also written on probability and plausible reasoning.