Robert French

Robert Shenton French AC (born 19 March 1947) is an Australian lawyer and judge. He was the twelfth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 2008 to 2017. He has been the chancellor of the University of Western Australia since 2017.^[1]

The Honourable Robert French AC
12th Chief Justice of Australia
In office 1 September 2008 – 29 January 2017
Nominated by	Kevin Rudd
Appointed by	Michael Jeffery
Preceded by	Murray Gleeson
Succeeded by	Susan Kiefel
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 May 2017
Appointed by	Leung Chun-ying
Personal details
Born	(1947-03-19) 19 March 1947 (age 78) Perth, Western Australia
Nationality	Australia
Spouse(s)	Valerie
Children	3
Chinese name
Chinese	范禮全
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Faahn Láih Chyùhn Jyutping Faan6 Lai5 Cyun4