Michael Patrick Grant (born 24 January 1963) is an Australian judge, who has been the

Chief Justice of the Northern Territory The title of Chief Justice of the Northern Territory refers to the highest judicial position in the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. The position is currently held by Michael Grant. History of the Chief Justice of the Northern Territory ...

since 2016. Grant was born in

Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

in 1963, and educated at

St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill , motto_translation = Strive Strive for better things , established = , type = Independent single-sex secondary day and boarding school , educational_authority = New South Wales Department of Educatio ...

in Sydney. He graduated with a

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of ...

with first class honours from the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = ...

. He practised as a solicitor from 1993, while also working as a lecturer in torts and taxation law at

Northern Territory University Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University, ...

. In 1997, Grant worked as director of litigation in the office of the

Attorney-General of the Northern Territory The Attorney-General of the Northern Territory, in formal contexts also Attorney-General or Attorney General for the Northern Territory, is the primary Law Officer of the Crown in the Northern Territory. The Attorney General serves as the chi ...

. In 1999, he joined William Forster Chambers as a barrister, and was made

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in 2006. From September 2007 to July 2016, Grant was Solicitor-General of the Northern Territory. He was appointed as Chief Justice in July 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Michael 1963 births Living people Chief Justices of the Northern Territory Australian King's Counsel Australian barristers Australian solicitors Officers of the Order of Australia Academic staff of Charles Darwin University People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill University of Queensland alumni