Richard Niall
Richard Michael Niall | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Monash University |
| Occupation | Judge, lawyer |
Richard Michael Niall SC is an Australian jurist and a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2017.[1]
On 17 December 2024 it was announced that Niall would be the next Chief Justice of Victoria. [2]
Niall attended Xavier College[3]date=28 November 2017|accessdate=3 December 2020}}</ref> and then graduated with a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws with honours from the Monash University Faculty of Law in 1989. In 1995, he commenced practice as a barrister at the Victorian Bar, where he specialised in public law, revenue law, discrimination, employment and industrial law and human rights law.[4] He was appointed senior counsel in 2010. In 2015, he was appointed Solicitor-General of Victoria. He was a member of the legal team that advised the Victorian Labor government on the cancellation of the controversial East West Link project.[5] Niall was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2017.
Niall is the nephew of academic, biographer and literary critic Brenda Niall AO FAHA and the cousin of sports journalist Jake Niall.
References
[edit]- ^ "Solicitor-General Appointed to the Court of Appeal | Supreme Court of Victoria". www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au.
- ^ "New Chief Justice Appointed | Supreme Court of Victoria". www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au.
- ^ "Old Xaverians' Association on LinkedIn: The OXA are thrilled to celebrate Richard Niall KC (OX 1984), a…". 28 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "The Hon Justice Richard Niall QC | Melbourne Law School". www.law.unimelb.edu.au. 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Liberal fury as lawyer who helped sink East West Link made judge". The Age. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.