Murray Gleeson

Anthony Murray Gleeson (born 30 August 1938) is an Australian former judge. He was the 11th Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1998 to 2008.

The Honourable Murray Gleeson
Gleeson in 2006
11th Chief Justice of Australia
In office 22 May 1998 – 29 August 2008
Nominated by	John Howard
Appointed by	Sir William Deane
Preceded by	Sir Gerard Brennan
Succeeded by	Robert French
15th Chief Justice of New South Wales
In office 2 November 1988 – 21 May 1998
Nominated by	Nick Greiner
Appointed by	Sir James Rowland
Preceded by	Sir Laurence Street
Succeeded by	James Spigelman
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 March 2009
Appointed by	Donald Tsang
Personal details
Born	(1938-08-30) 30 August 1938 (age 87) Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Chinese name
Chinese	紀立信
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Géi Laahp Seun Jyutping Gei2 Lai5 Seon3

On 7 November 2008, Gleeson was appointed a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.^[1]