James Allsop
James Allsop | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| In office 1 March 2013 – 6 April 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Dame Quentin Bryce |
| Preceded by | Patrick Keane |
| Succeeded by | Debra Mortimer |
| President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal | |
| In office 1 June 2008 – 28 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Mason |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Beazley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1953 (age 72) Sydney |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
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James Leslie Bain Allsop AC (born 7 April 1953) is a judge from Australia, currently serving as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. As a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal, Allsop uses the official Chinese name of Au Zung-leot (Chinese: 歐頌律; Jyutping: au1 zung6 leot6).
He was the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, in office from 1 March 2013 to 6 April 2023. He was also previously President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, where he presided from 2 June 2008 to 28 February 2013. In 2024, he was appointed as an International Judge to the Singapore International Commercial Court.