Anthony Mason (judge)
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The Honourable Sir Anthony Mason AC, KBE, QC |
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| 9th Chief Justice of Australia | |
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In office 6 February 1987 – 20 April 1995 |
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| Nominated by | Bob Hawke |
| Appointed by | Sir Ninian Stephen |
| Preceded by | Sir Harry Gibbs |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gerard Brennan |
| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
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In office 7 August 1972 – 6 February 1987 |
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| Nominated by | William McMahon |
| Preceded by | Sir William Owen |
| Succeeded by | Mary Gaudron |
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| Born | 21 April 1925 |
| Nationality | Australian |
Sir Anthony Frank Mason, AC KBE QC (born 21 April 1925), Australian judge, was the ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1987–95, sitting on the bench of the High Court from 1972 to 1995.
Raised in Sydney, Mason was a student at Sydney Grammar School. During World War II, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force, holding the rank of Flying Officer. After the war, Mason studied at the University of Sydney, graduating with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws.
Mason was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1951, and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1964. For five years, Mason lectured in law at the University of Sydney, his students including three future High Court Justices, Mary Gaudron, William Gummow and Dyson Heydon. Mason was the Commonwealth Solicitor-General from 1964 to 1969. During this time, he contributed greatly to the development of the Commonwealth's administrative law system.
In 1969, Mason was made a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, where he sat as a member of the Court of Appeal. He held this position until 1972, when he was appointed to the bench of the High Court of Australia and received a knighthood (KBE). After fifteen years on the High Court, and following the retirement of Sir Harry Gibbs, in 1987 Mason was appointed Chief Justice; he retired in 1995 on reaching the constitutionally mandatory retirement age of 70.
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