James Spigelman

James Spigelman
Spigelman in 2012
16th Chief Justice of New South Wales
In office
25 May 1998 – 31 May 2011
Nominated byBob Carr
Preceded byMurray Gleeson
Succeeded byTom Bathurst
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
In office
18 June 1998 – 1 February 2012
GovernorGordon Samuels
Marie Bashir
Preceded byMurray Gleeson
Succeeded byTom Bathurst
Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
In office
1 April 2012 – 31 March 2017
Preceded byMaurice Newman
Succeeded byJustin Milne
Secretary of the Department of the Media
In office
30 June 1975 – 22 December 1975
Personal details
Born (1946-01-01) 1 January 1946
Sosnowiec, Poland
SpouseAlice Spigelman
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James Jacob Spigelman AC KC (born 1 January 1946) is a former Australian judge who served as Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1998 to 2011, and also as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales from 1998 to 2012. He served on the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong as a non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions from April 2013 to his early resignation in September 2020. Spigelman also served as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2012 to 2017.