William Gummow
Justice of the High Court of Australia (born 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Montague Charles Gummow AC KC (born 9 October 1942) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. He was appointed to the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong on 8 April 2013 as a non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions.[1]
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William Gummow | |||||||||
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Justice of the High Court of Australia | |||||||||
In office 21 April 1995 – 8 October 2012 | |||||||||
Nominated by | Paul Keating | ||||||||
Appointed by | Bill Hayden | ||||||||
Preceded by | Sir Gerard Brennan | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Stephen Gageler | ||||||||
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong | |||||||||
Assumed office 29 July 2013 | |||||||||
Appointed by | Leung Chun-ying | ||||||||
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Born | William Montague Charles Gummow (1942-10-09) 9 October 1942 (age 81) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||
Nationality | Australia | ||||||||
Occupation | Judge, barrister, solicitor | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Chinese | 甘慕賢 | ||||||||
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