Chief Justice of Victoria

The chief justice of Victoria is the senior judge of the

. 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

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		KCMG	25 February 1857	24 September 1886	29 years, 211 days	KCB, FRS ,
3		George Higinbotham	24 September 1886	31 December 1892	6 years, 98 days	PC
4		GCMG	9 January 1893	10 March 1918	25 years, 60 days	PC
5		GCMG	9 April 1918	30 September 1935	17 years, 157 days	KCMG
6		KCMG	1 October 1935	31 January 1944	8 years, 122 days	KCMG
7		KStJ, ED, KC	2 February 1944	1 September 1964	20 years, 213 days	KStJ
8		QC	2 September 1964	31 May 1974	9 years, 271 days	KStJ
9		KCMG	1 June 1974	16 December 1991	17 years, 198 days	QC
10		QC	17 December 1991	17 October 2003	11 years, 304 days	AC
11		AC, KC	26 November 2003	1 October 2017	13 years, 309 days	MBE
12		Anne Ferguson	2 October 2017		6 years, 232 days	CVO	[1]

See also

• Judiciary of Australia
• Supreme Court of Victoria

References