Farewell ceremony for Chief Justice Murray Gleeson

01/09/2008

On Friday, 29 August 2008, a ceremonial sitting of the High Court was held to farewell Chief Justice A M Gleeson AC. Attorney-General Robert McClelland and the president of the Australian Bar Association, Tom Bathurst QC, were among those who spoke at the occasion. View the attorney's speech >ï¿½

Earlier that week, at the final sitting in Sydney of Gleeson CJ, David Jackson QC paid tribute to his Honour. View the transcript>

A full report on the retirement of the chief justice will be published in the Summer 2008/2009 edition of Bar News, the Journal of the New South Wales Bar Association.

1 September 2008

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