List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
This is a list of judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Tasmania. This list includes both Chief Justices and Puisne Judges.
Of the judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, Algernon Montagu, Thomas Horne, Valentine Fleming, Francis Smith, William Lambert Dobson, William Giblin, John Stokell Dodds, Robert Patten Adams, Andrew Inglis Clark, Herbert Nicholls, Norman Ewing, Richard Green and Merv Everett had previously served in the Parliament of Tasmania. In addition, Norman Ewing and Merv Everett had previously served in the Australian Senate, while Alexander Macduff Baxter had previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council. In addition, John Pedder and Thomas Horne served in the Tasmanian Legislative Council while serving as judges, while Thomas Horne was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly after his judicial service.
Chief Justices
| Name | Term as Chief Justice |
|---|---|
| Sir John Pedder | 4 March 1824 – 4 May 1854 |
| Sir Valentine Fleming | 7 August 1854 – 31 December 1869 |
| Sir Francis Smith | 8 August 1870 – 7 February 1885 |
| Sir William Lambert Dobson | 7 February 1885 – 17 March 1898 |
| Sir John Stokell Dodds | 29 October 1898 – 26 June 1914 |
| Sir Herbert Nicholls | 1 July 1914 – 31 October 1937 |
| Sir Harold Crisp | 21 December 1937 – 14 April 1940 |
| Sir John Morris | 15 April 1940 – 3 July 1956 |
| Sir Stanley Burbury | 28 August 1956 – 29 October 1973 |
| Sir Guy Green | 30 October 1973 – 1 September 1995 |
| William Cox | 4 September 1995 – 1 December 2004 |
| Peter Underwood | 2 December 2004 – 28 March 2008 |
| Ewan Crawford | 24 April 2008 – 7 April 2013 |
| Alan Blow | 8 April 2013 – |
Puisne Judges
| Name | Term as Judge |
|---|---|
| Algernon Montagu | 31 January 1833 – 31 December 1847 |
| Thomas Horne | 1 January 1848 – 1 November 1860 |
| Sir Francis Smith | 1 November 1860 – 8 August 1870 |
| Sir William Lambert Dobson | 8 August 1870 – 7 February 1885 |
| William Giblin | 7 February 1885 – 17 January 1887 |
| Sir John Stokell Dodds | 15 February 1887 – 20 October 1898 |
| Robert Patten Adams | 14 March 1887 – 31 May 1898 |
| Andrew Inglis Clark | 1 June 1898 – 14 November 1907 |
| John McIntyre | 20 October 1898 – 30 June 1914 |
| Sir Herbert Nicholls | 1 January 1909 – 1 July 1914 |
| Edward Dobbie | 1 January 1914 – 28 August 1915 |
| Sir Harold Crisp | 1 August 1914 – 21 December 1937 |
| Norman Ewing | 23 September 1915 – 19 July 1928 |
| Andrew Inglis Clark, Jr. | 31 August 1928 – 20 February 1952 |
| Wilfred Hutchins | 1 November 1938 – 23 March 1950 |
| Sir Richard Green | 1 June 1950 – 19 March 1961 |
| Marcus Gibson | 2 May 1951 – 11 January 1968 |
| Sir Peter Crisp | 21 March 1952 – 1 March 1971 |
| Sir George Crawford | 10 November 1958 – 11 December 1981 |
| William Ellis Cox | 28 March 1961 – 15 March 1963 |
| Frank Neasey | 18 March 1963 – 13 September 1990 |
| David Chambers | 27 February 1968 – 24 September 1978 |
| Robert Nettlefold | 2 March 1971 – 15 May 1990 |
| Henry Cosgrove | 2 February 1977 – 23 September 1988 |
| Merv Everett | 7 November 1978 – 14 March 1984 |
| Cecil Brettingham-Moore | 21 March 1984 – 14 March 1986 |
| William Cox | 2 February 1982 – 3 September 1995 |
| Peter Underwood | 20 August 1984 – 1 December 2004 |
| Christopher Wright | 29 April 1986 – 7 March 2000 |
| Ewan Crawford | 5 October 1988 – 23 April 2008 |
| Bill Zeeman | 30 May 1990 – 10 March 1998 |
| Pierre Slicer | 3 June 1991 – 18 September 2009 |
| Peter Evans | 10 June 1998 – present |
| Alan Blow | 13 June 2000 – present |
| Shan Tennent | 15 March 2005 – present |
| David Porter | 26 May 2008 – present |
| Helen Wood | 9 November 2009 – present |