The Chief Justice of Tasmania is the senior judge of the
Supreme Court of Tasmania, and the highest ranking judicial officer in the
Australian state of
Tasmania
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. The Chief Justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head. They are responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures. The current Chief Justice is
Alan Blow
Alan Michael Blow (born 3 December 1949) is an Australian judge who is the current Chief Justice of Tasmania.
After graduating from the University of Sydney with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees, he practised as a barrister in ci ...
, who was appointed in 2013 by then Governor
Peter Underwood
Peter George Underwood, (10 October 1937 – 7 July 2014) was an Australian jurist and the Governor of Tasmania from 2008 until his death in 2014. He was the Chief Justice of Tasmania from 2004 to 2008, having been a judge of the Supreme Cour ...
who himself had been a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Blow CJ had been a
puisne justice
A puisne judge or puisne justice (; from french: puisné or ; , 'since, later' + , 'born', i.e. 'junior') is a dated term for an ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank of a particular court. Use
The term is used almost exclusively in common law ...
of the court since 2000.
List of chief justices of Tasmania
See also
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Judiciary of Australia
The judiciary of Australia comprises judges who sit in federal courts and courts of the States and Territories of Australia. The High Court of Australia sits at the apex of the Australian court hierarchy as the ultimate court of appeal on matter ...
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Supreme Court of Tasmania
References
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Lists of judges of Australian superior courts