List of judges of the Vice Admiralty Court (New South Wales)

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Judges who have served on the Vice Admiralty Court in New South Wales between 1787 and 1911 include :

  • Judges
  • Deputy judges
  • Surrogate judges.[1]
Position Name Appointment
commenced 		Appointment
ended 		Term in office Comments Notes
Judge Commissary Robert Ross 18 April 1787
Francis Grose
Joseph Foveaux 7 August 1798 7 August 1798 Appointment refused
Henry Waterhouse 15 August 1798
William Paterson 20 March 1799
George Johnston 20 November 1804
Edward Abbott 19 February 1808
Ellis Bent 10 August 1811 10 November 1815 4 years, 92 days
John Wylde 26 July 1816
Sir Francis Forbes 31 October 1825 1 July 1837 11 years, 243 days Chief Justice of New South Wales (1823−1837) [2]
John Kinchela 7 May 1840
Sir James Dowling 18 August 1841 27 September 1844 3 years, 40 days Chief Justice of New South Wales (1837−1844) [3]
Sir Alfred Stephen [a] 7 October 1844 5 November 1873 29 years, 29 days Chief Justice of New South Wales (1844−1873) [5]
Sir James Martin 19 November 1873 4 November 1886 12 years, 350 days Chief Justice of New South Wales (1873−1886) [6]
Sir Frederick Darley 29 November 1886 4 January 1910 23 years, 36 days Chief Justice of New South Wales (1886-1910)
Sir William Cullen 28 January 1910 1 July 1911 1 year, 154 days Chief Justice of New South Wales (1910-1925)
Deputy Commissary Ellis Bent 25 June 1810
John Kinchela September 1837 November 1840 3 years, 32–90 days Acting judge of the Supreme Court (1836−1837)
Samuel Milford 1 August 1844 26 May 1865 20 years, 298 days Master in Equity (Supreme Court) (1843−1855) [7][8]
Alfred Cheeke 10 September 1869 Judge of the Supreme Court (1865−1876) [9]
Peter Faucett 15 September 1879 10 years, 5 days Judge of the Supreme Court (1865−1888) [9][10]
Sir William Windeyer 15 September 1879 Acting judge & judge of the Supreme Court (1879−1896) [10]
Sir William Owen 24 September 1897 Judge of the Supreme Court (1887−1908)
Philip Street 29 July 1908 Judge of the Supreme Court (1907−1934)
Surrogate Judge William à Beckett 15 September 1841 Solicitor General (1841−1844)
Samuel Milford 3 March 1843 Master in Equity (Supreme Court) (1843−1855)
William Carter 22 February 1847 Master in Equity (Supreme Court) (1841−1843)
Herman Milford
Henry Stephen [a] 21 December 1857 [11]
William Cary 11 January 1858
William Hallam Wilkinson 6 August 1864 Deputy Judge District Court (1868–1870, 1874)
Joseph Innes 1872 Solicitor General (1872−1873)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Stephen family is a prominent legal dynasty in Australia.[4] Sir Alfred Stephen was the father of (Matthew) Henry Stephen.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vice Admiralty Court of NSW, 1787-1911". www.records.nsw.gov.au. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Government Notice". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 16 August 1826. p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Vice-Admiralty Court". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 67. 20 August 1841. p. 1102. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Fox, K (17 February 2015). "Australian Legal Dynasties: The Stephens and the Streets". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  5. ^ "Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG, CB, GCMG". NSW State Archives & Records.
  6. ^ "Sir James Martin". NSW State Archives & Records.
  7. ^ "Samuel Frederick Milford". NSW State Archives & Records.
  8. ^ "Approval of appointment of Samuel Frederick Milford as Deputy Commissary". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 97. 25 October 1844. p. 1316. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Trove.
  9. ^ a b "Vice-Admiralty Court of New South Wales". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 192. 10 September 1869. p. 2277. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Trove.
  10. ^ a b "Vice-Admiralty court of New South Wales". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 338. 19 September 1879. p. 4141. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "Sir Matthew Henry Stephen". NSW State Archives & Records.
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