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The chief justice of Victoria is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of Victoria. The chief justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head. They are responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.

The current chief justice is Anne Ferguson, who was appointed by Governor Linda Dessau to succeed Marilyn Warren. Ferguson's term began on 2 October 2017.

List of chief justices of Victoria

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No. Image Chief Justice Term began Term ended Time in of office Governor appointed Notes
1 William à Beckett 19 January 1852 20 February 1857 5 years, 32 days Charles La Trobe
2 William Stawell KCMG 25 February 1857 24 September 1886 29 years, 211 days Henry Barkly GCMG, KCB, FRS,
3 George Higinbotham 24 September 1886 31 December 1892 6 years, 98 days Henry Loch GCB, GCMG, PC
4 John Madden GCMG 9 January 1893 10 March 1918 25 years, 60 days John Hope KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC
5 William Irvine GCMG 9 April 1918 30 September 1935 17 years, 157 days Arthur Stanley KCMG
6 Frederick Mann KCMG 1 October 1935 31 January 1944 8 years, 122 days William Vanneck KCMG
7 Edmund Herring KCMG, KBE, DSO, MC, KStJ, ED, KC 2 February 1944 1 September 1964 20 years, 213 days Winston Dugan GCMG, CB, DSO, KStJ
8 Henry Winneke AC, KCMG, KCVO, OBE, QC 2 September 1964 31 May 1974 9 years, 271 days Rohan Delacombe KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ
9 John McIntosh Young AC, KCMG 1 June 1974 16 December 1991 17 years, 198 days Henry Winneke AC, KCMG, KCVO, OBE, QC
10 John Harber Phillips AC, QC 17 December 1991 17 October 2003 11 years, 304 days Davis McCaughey AC
11 Marilyn Warren AC, KC 26 November 2003 1 October 2017 13 years, 309 days John Landy AC, CVO, MBE
12 Anne Ferguson 2 October 2017 7 years, 78 days Linda Dessau AC, CVO [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New Chief Justice For Victoria | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 15 November 2023.