Marcus Einfeld
| Marcus Einfeld | |
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| Born |
Marcus Richard Einfeld 22 September 1938 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | LL.B. |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Retired judge |
| Known for | Judge, social activist, perjury |
| Title | President, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| Term | 1986–1990 |
| Successor | Sir Ronald Wilson |
| Children | Four |
| Parent(s) |
Syd Einfeld Billie Einfeld |
| Marcus Richard Einfeld | |
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| Criminal penalty | 3 years imprisonment; with a two-year non-parole period |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Motive | Fear of loss of driver's licence |
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Marcus Richard Einfeld (born 22 September 1938) is most notable as the first Australian former superior court judge to be imprisoned. In 2009 he was sentenced to three years in prison for perjury and for attempting to pervert the course of justice. He was a former justice of the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory; a former President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission; a UNICEF Ambassador for Children; and a longtime spokesperson for Israeli and Jewish causes.
In 1977, Einfeld was appointed a Queen's Counsel (QC), but his commission was revoked on 26 November 2008. On 23 July 2009 the NSW Court of Appeal found that he was guilty of professional misconduct, was not a fit and proper person to remain on the roll of lawyers and ordered he be removed from it. The NSW Bar Association had applied to have him struck from the roll. Einfeld agreed not to apply for re-admission. His membership of the Order of Australia was also rescinded on 24 April 2009. Outside the field of the law, Einfeld has been a social activist in Australia and the Pacific region.
Einfeld's parents were the Labor Party politician Syd Einfeld and his wife Billie. He attended Sydney Boys High School from 1951 to 1955, and obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Sydney in 1962.
Einfeld is a former Justice of the Federal Court of Australia and of the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Western Australia and the ACT. He was President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission between 1986 and 1990. He retired as a judge in April 2001. He has been named by the National Trust of Australia as a National Living Treasure, although this is no longer acknowledged at their website since his conviction.
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