John Nagle

John Nagle
Justice of the Supreme Court
of New South Wales
In office
21 March 1960 – 10 July 1983
Nominated byBob Heffron
Appointed bySir Eric Woodward
Preceded bySir Kenneth Street
Succeeded byDavid Hodgson
Chief Judge at Common Law
In office
1979 – 10 July 1983
Preceded byRobert Taylor
Succeeded byColin Begg
Personal details
Born(1913-07-10)10 July 1913
Died16 September 2009(2009-09-16) (aged 96)
Spouse
Stephanie Scott
(m. 1944⁠–⁠1950)
EducationChristian Brothers College, Albury
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
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John Hailes Flood "Gaffer" Nagle (1913–2009) was a lawyer, soldier and prominent jurist, who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, from 1960 until 1983. Nagle led high-profile inquiries into the NSW Department of Corrective Services and the assassination of political candidate Donald Mackay.