Judicial Profiles
The Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE CBE QC
Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (1987-1995)
Justice of the High Court of Australia (1972-1987)
Qualifications | Work History | Relevant judgments |
Relevant qualifications and honours
| BA | University of Sydney (first-class Honours) | |
| LLB | University of Sydney (first-class Honours) | |
| Honorary doctorates in law from ANU, University of NSW, Sydney, Melbourne, Oxford, Monash, Griffith and Deakin | ||
| 1951 | Admitted to NSW Bar | |
| 1964 | Appointed as Queen's Counsel | |
| CBE | 1969 |
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) Commonwealth Solicitor-General |
| KBE | 1972 | Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) Services to law |
| AC | 1988 | Companion of the Order of Australia For service to law |
| 2001 | Centenary Medal | |
| GBM | 2013 | Grande Bauhinia Medal(highest award under Hong Kong honours and awards system) |
Relevant work history
| 1987-1995 | Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia |
| 1972-1987 | Justice of the High Court of Australia |
| 1972-1975 | Pro-Chancellor, Australian National University |
| 1969-1972 | Judge of the NSW Court of Appeal |
| 1964-1969 | Commonwealth Solicitor-General |
| 1959-1964 | Lectured in Equity, University of Sydney Law School |
| 1951-1964 | Barrister |
| Associate to Justice David Roper, Supreme Court of NSW | |
| Articles, Clayton Utz & Co, Sydney | |
| 1944-1945 | Flying officer in RAAF WWII |
Relevant judgments
- Queensland Wire
Misuse of Market Power
Further reading
David Jackson, ‘Personalia: Sir Anthony Mason AC, KBE’ (1995) 69 ALJ 610
Anthony Mason, ‘Reflections on the High Court of Australia’ (1995) 20 MULR 273
Jason L Pierce, Inside the Mason Court Revolution: The High Court of Australia Transformed (Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2006) (see review by Anne Twomey) (see also review by Andrew Lynch)
