Robert William Gotterson AO (born 28 December 1949) is an Appeals Court justice at the

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. He became

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in 1988 and previously served as president of the Bar Association of Queensland, the

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and the Law Council of Australia. Gotterson was appointed an

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(AO) in the

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"for distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, to legal education, administration and professional standards through a range of senior roles, and to the community of Queensland."

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