David Hunt (judge)
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David Anthony Hunt AO
QC
(15 February 1935, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian judge
who served on the Supreme Court of New South Wales
, where he was the Chief Judge at Common Law, and the Judicial Commission of New South Wales
. Subsequent to his retirement in 1998, Justice Hunt joined the International Criminal Court
, where he participated in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
.
Justice Hunt is the father of political satirist Simon Hunt
.
AO
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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...
(15 February 1935, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
who served on 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...
, where he was the Chief Judge at Common Law, and the Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Judicial Commission of New South Wales
The Judicial Commission of New South Wales is an independent statutory corporation of the New South Wales Government that provides continuing education to and examines complaints made against judicial officers in New South Wales, Australia....
. Subsequent to his retirement in 1998, Justice Hunt joined the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
, where he participated in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan Genocide and other serious violations of international law in Rwanda, or by Rwandan...
.
Justice Hunt is the father of political satirist Simon Hunt
Pauline Pantsdown
Simon Hunt, sometimes known as Pauline Pantsdown, is an Australian satirist and Australian Senate candidate who parodied Pauline Hanson, a controversial former member of federal parliament, in 1997. His birth name was Simon Hunt, but he changed his name by deed poll so that he would appear on the...
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