Ian Callinan
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The Honourable Ian Callinan AC QC |
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| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
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In office 3 February 1998 – 31 August 2007 |
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| Nominated by | John Howard |
| Appointed by | William Deane |
| Preceded by | John Toohey |
| Succeeded by | Susan Kiefel |
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Ian David Francis Callinan 1 September 1937 Casino, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
Ian David Francis Callinan AC QC (born 1 September 1937) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.
Born in Casino, New South Wales, he was raised in Brisbane, Queensland, and educated at Brisbane Grammar School. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland while working as an articled clerk. On 23 July 2010, the University of Queensland awarded him a Doctorate of Laws (honoris causa) in recognition of his service to the law and the arts.
Callinan was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1960 and a barrister in 1965. He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1978. He was President of the Queensland Bar Association between 1984 and 1987 and President of the Australian Bar Association between 1984 and 1985.
At the Bar he developed a broad national practice, appearing in cases concerning almost all areas of the law, including high-profile commercial law cases, industrial relations disputes, defamation trials, constitutional cases and criminal matters. He was briefed by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute a sitting High Court justice Lionel Murphy, to appear in extradition proceedings against fugitive businessman Christopher Skase in both Spanish and Australian courts, and to prosecute the first "bottom of the harbour" tax fraud case, which was appealed to the High Court of Australia.
He also appeared for high-profile corporate and sporting personalities such as Alan Bond,Greg Chappell and Andrew Ettingshausen. While at the Bar he held retainers from some of Australia's largest banks and media companies.
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