The Hon. Sir Francis Gerard
Brennan AC KBE (1976 - 1979)
Gerard Brennan served as
an additional Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
from 1976 - 1979.
Justice Brennan graduated with
a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland and was President
of the National Union of Australian University Students in 1949.
Justice Brennan was called to the
Bar in 1951 and appointed as a Queen's Counsel in 1965.
Justice Brennan was a Member of
the Executive of the Law Council of Australia from 1974 - 1976,
President of the Bar Association of Queensland from 1974 - 1976
and President of the Australian Bar Association from 1975 - 1976.
Justice Brennan was a Member of
the Australian Law Reform Commission from 1975 - 1977 and President
of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Administrative Review
Council from 1976 - 1979.
Justice Brennan was appointed as
a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
from 1976 - 1981, Justice of the Australian Industrial Court from
1976 - 1981 and a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia from
1977 - 1981.
Justice Brennan was appointed as
a Justice of the High Court of Australia in 1981 and Chief Justice
of the High Court in 1995, a position he held until his retirement
in 1998.
Justice Brennan was appointed as
a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia
in 1988 and was made a Knight of the British Empire in 1981.
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