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John Alexander Logan , SC (born 6 March 1956) is a judge of the
Federal Court of Australia The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indictable (mo ...
, President of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal, a Deputy President of the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was an Australian tribunal that conducted independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws of the Australian Government. The AAT reviewed decisions made by Australian G ...
and judge of the Supreme and National Courts of
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
.


Early life and education

John Logan commenced at
Brisbane Grammar School Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) is an Independent school, independent, fee charging, non-denominational, day school, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, Queensland, Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Austra ...
in January 1968, graduating in 1972, and then attended the
University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...
graduating with a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws.


Legal career

Logan was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1980 began his legal career in the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's office in Brisbane where he became the Principal Legal Officer in charge of the Prosecutions Section. He later commenced private practice at the Queensland Bar in 1984, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 1999. Logan was appointed a Judge of the
Federal Court of Australia The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indictable (mo ...
on 27 September 2007. He is the President of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal (formerly a member of the Tribunal from 1 September 2011), a Deputy President of the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was an Australian tribunal that conducted independent merits review of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws of the Australian Government. The AAT reviewed decisions made by Australian G ...
, and a Judge of the Supreme and National Courts of
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
. He also serves a member on the board of directors of the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence.


See also

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List of Judges of the Federal Court of Australia Judges who have served on the Federal Court of Australia , are appointed in accordance with Section 72 of the Constitution of Australia, section 72 of the Constitution, which has, since the Court's inception in 1976, been for a term expiring at ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Logan, John Living people Australian judges on the courts of Papua New Guinea Lawyers from Brisbane Judges of the Federal Court of Australia 1956 births Australian Senior Counsel People educated at Brisbane Grammar School University of Queensland alumni