Justin Gleeson
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Justin Gleeson SC |
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| Solicitor-General of Australia | |
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In office 14 February 2013 – 6 November 2016 |
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| Appointed by | Quentin Bryce |
| Preceded by | Stephen Gageler |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Donaghue |
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| Born |
Justin Thomas Gleeson 9 April 1961 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater |
University of Sydney University of Oxford |
| Occupation |
Barrister, Solicitor-General of Australia |
Justin Thomas Gleeson SC (born 9 April 1961) is an Australian lawyer and former Solicitor-General of Australia, the Commonwealth's second-ranking law officer.
Gleeson was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield, then the University of Sydney, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (University Medal and First-Class Honours). Gleeson undertook postgraduate studies in the law at the University of Oxford, where he earned a Bachelor of Civil Law.
Gleeson was appointed as Solicitor-General in 2013, having acted in that capacity since the departure of Stephen Gageler the previous year. Prior to his appointment by the then Labor Prime Minister, Gleeson was the Head of Banco Chambers.
Following a disagreement with the Commonwealth Attorney-General George Brandis about a direction made by the Attorney-General which restricted access to the Solicitor-General, Gleeson announced that he would resign with effect from 7 November 2016. In his resignation letter, Gleeson stated that his relationship with the Attorney-General was "irretrievably broken".
Justin is married to academic and author Dr Bernadette Brennan. They have two daughters. His father is Gerald Gleeson AC, a former senior public servant in New South Wales. One of his brothers, Fabian Gleeson, is a judge on the New South Wales Court of Appeal. His father-in-law is former High Court Chief Justice Sir Gerard Brennan. His elder daughter is author Madeline Gleeson.
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