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James Spigelman

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. He was also Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales from 1998 to 2012.[1] 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.[2] Spigelman also served as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2012 to 2017.

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 (age 77)
Sosnowiec, Poland
NationalityAustralian
SpouseAlice Spigelman

Early years and education

Spigelman was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, on 1 January 1946. He arrived in Australia with his family in 1949[3][4] and attended Maroubra Public School and later Sydney Boys High School. He then went on to study Arts at the University of Sydney, where he attained First-Class Honours in Government and Second-Class Honours (Division 1) in Economics. Subsequently, he studied law, graduating in 1971 with First-Class Honours and the University Medal.[4]

Spigelman participated in and helped organise the 1965 Freedom Ride, a project undertaken by students to draw attention to problems faced by Indigenous communities in NSW. In 1969 he was President of the Students' Representative Council. From 1969-1971, he was the Student Fellow of the University Senate.[4]

Career

Early legal career

Spigelman was admitted to practise as a solicitor in 1972. From 1972 to 1975, he served as Senior Advisor and Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. In 1975, he was appointed the Secretary of the Department of the Media.[4][5][6]

In 1976 Spigelman was admitted to the NSW Bar. He did not commence practice until three years later, when he first served for several years as a member of the Australian Law Reform Commission and also spent time overseas. Spigelman's primary areas of practice at the bar included constitutional law, administrative law, and appellate work.

In 1986, Spigelman was appointed Queen's Counsel; and, in 1997, he served as Solicitor-General of New South Wales.[3][4]

Judicial career

 
Spigelman in 2006

The Premier Bob Carr appointed Spigelman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and Lieutenant-Governor of NSW, effective 25 May 1998.[3][4][6][7]

Spigelman was regarded as the favourite to succeed Murray Gleeson as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia when he stepped down in late 2008.[8] However, this appointment went instead to Robert French.

On 18 March 2011, Spigelman announced his decision to resign as Chief Justice, effective 31 May 2011.[6][9] Reviewing Spigelman's 13-year term of office, Sydney Morning Herald columnist, David Marr commented that "... the Chief Justice of NSW .... blazed an incomparable trail.... every stage of Jim Spigelman's remarkable career has been like that: briefly surprising and then absolutely convincing".[10] Marr claims that Spigelman's achievements include the renewal of the ranks of the Supreme Court, running a polite and friendly Court, and modernising the Court's business practices and rules. According to Bret Walker SC, Spigelman was renowned for "... showing his decided preference for efficient, better-value-for-money justice."[10]

He retired on 31 May 2011 and was succeeded by Tom Bathurst QC. Spigelman has also been a justice of the Supreme Court of Fiji.

He was also appointed to the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong as non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions in April 2013 and reappointed to a term that was not due to expire until 2022; however, after the Hong Kong chief executive denied the practice of the separation of powers in Hong Kong in September 2020, he became the first foreign judge to resign from the court, citing concerns over the national security legislation recently imposed by the Chinese government on the territory.[11][12]

Chairman of the ABC

On 8 March 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Spigelman would become chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), starting a 5-year term on 1 April 2012.[13] His term finished in March 2017[14] and he was replaced by Justin Milne in April 2017.[15]

Personal life

Spigelman's parents, Gustawa and Majloch, are Holocaust survivors who feature in the graphic novel Maus, by Spigelman's cousin Art Spiegelman. They were 2 of 15 survivors among 72 Spigelman relatives. Spigelman's surname was originally spelt Szpigelman until his parents altered it to Spigelman after moving to Australia after the Holocaust ended.

Spigelman and his two brothers, Mark Spigelman and Allan Spigelman, have often been recognised for their achievements following the Holocaust.[16]

Spigelman is married to author and clinical psychologist Alice Spigelman AM. She has a BA and MA in Psychology. Her directorships have included The Benevolent Society, UNHCR, Bundanon Trust, NIDA, Australian Institute of Music and the Rural Leadership Program. She is currently the Chair of Sculpture by the Sea having been a board member since 2010.

Community leadership

Spigelman has a strong interest in the arts. His community involvement includes:[4]

Honours

  • Justice Spigelman became a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2000, for services to law and to the community through leadership in bringing about change in attitudes to the administration of justice for a more fair and equitable society, and to the support of the visual arts.[17]
  • In 2001, Justice Spigelman was one of over 15,000 Australians to be awarded a Centenary Medal.[18]
  • He has received honorary doctorates from two universities in Sydney: University of Sydney, Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), 2004;[4] and Macquarie University, Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), 2012.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Swearing in Ceremony of The Honourable J J Spigelman QC" (PDF). 25 May 1998.
  2. ^ Top court gets new permanent judge, South China Morning Post
  3. ^ a b c . Chief Justices of New South Wales. Supreme Court of NSW . 19 May 1998. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Hon Justice James Jacob Spigelman AC". Honorary Doctor of Laws Conferral Citation. The University of Sydney. 28 May 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  5. ^ Whitlam, Gough (16 June 1975). (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Pelly, Michael (18 March 2011). "Spigelman quits as NSW Chief Justice, seven years before mandatory retirement age". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Government Gazette Appointments and Employment". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 96. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1998. p. 4415. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Koutsoukis, Jason (9 March 2008). "Spigelman odds-on for High Court". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  9. ^ Jacobsen, Geesche (19 March 2011). "Chief Justice announces he will retire". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  10. ^ a b Marr, David; Jacobsen, Geesche; Snow, Deborah; Gibson, Joel (19 March 2011). "A time to refresh for a defining force". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  11. ^ Australian James Spigelman resigns as judge of Hong Kong appeals court over new national security law, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 18 September 2020
  12. ^ Australian judge James Spigelman says he resigned over HK's national security law, The Standard, 18 September 2020
  13. ^ "Spigelman confirmed as new ABC chairman". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  14. ^ "ABC farewells Chairman James Spigelman" (Press release). ABC Media Centre. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  15. ^ . ABC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  16. ^ "His brother is one of our most celebrated judges, but Mark Spigelman has an even more extraordinary tale. He survived the Nazis by dressing as a girl". 22 May 2009.
  17. ^ "SPIGELMAN, James Jacob - Companion of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 12 June 2000. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  18. ^ "SPIGELMAN, James Jacob - Centenary Meda". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  19. ^ "Honorary Doctorate awarded to His Honour James J Spigelman AC QC". Macquarie University. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of New South Wales
1998–2011
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by
James Oswin
Secretary of the Department of the Media
1975
Department abolished
Preceded by Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
1998–2012
Succeeded by
Media offices
Preceded by Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2012–2017
Succeeded by

External links

  • The Hon James Spigelman AC QC, ABC Chairman Official website
  • The Honourable James Jacob Spigelman, AC, Speeches, Supreme Court of New South Wales website
  • The Hon Justice James Jacob Spigelman AC, Honorary Awards, University of Sydney
  • The Honourable James Jacob Spigelman AC, Author profile, UPQ

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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 He was also Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales from 1998 to 2012 1 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 2 Spigelman also served as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2012 to 2017 The HonourableJames SpigelmanAC KCSpigelman in 201216th Chief Justice of New South WalesIn office 25 May 1998 31 May 2011Nominated byBob CarrPreceded byMurray GleesonSucceeded byTom BathurstLieutenant Governor of New South WalesIn office 18 June 1998 1 February 2012GovernorGordon SamuelsMarie BashirPreceded byMurray GleesonSucceeded byTom BathurstChair of the Australian Broadcasting CorporationIn office 1 April 2012 31 March 2017Preceded byMaurice NewmanSucceeded byJustin MilneSecretary of the Department of the MediaIn office 30 June 1975 22 December 1975Personal detailsBorn 1946 01 01 1 January 1946 age 77 Sosnowiec PolandNationalityAustralianSpouseAlice Spigelman Contents 1 Early years and education 2 Career 2 1 Early legal career 2 2 Judicial career 2 3 Chairman of the ABC 3 Personal life 3 1 Community leadership 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksEarly years and education EditSpigelman was born in Sosnowiec Poland on 1 January 1946 He arrived in Australia with his family in 1949 3 4 and attended Maroubra Public School and later Sydney Boys High School He then went on to study Arts at the University of Sydney where he attained First Class Honours in Government and Second Class Honours Division 1 in Economics Subsequently he studied law graduating in 1971 with First Class Honours and the University Medal 4 Spigelman participated in and helped organise the 1965 Freedom Ride a project undertaken by students to draw attention to problems faced by Indigenous communities in NSW In 1969 he was President of the Students Representative Council From 1969 1971 he was the Student Fellow of the University Senate 4 Career EditEarly legal career Edit Spigelman was admitted to practise as a solicitor in 1972 From 1972 to 1975 he served as Senior Advisor and Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Gough Whitlam In 1975 he was appointed the Secretary of the Department of the Media 4 5 6 In 1976 Spigelman was admitted to the NSW Bar He did not commence practice until three years later when he first served for several years as a member of the Australian Law Reform Commission and also spent time overseas Spigelman s primary areas of practice at the bar included constitutional law administrative law and appellate work In 1986 Spigelman was appointed Queen s Counsel and in 1997 he served as Solicitor General of New South Wales 3 4 Judicial career Edit Spigelman in 2006 The Premier Bob Carr appointed Spigelman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant Governor of NSW effective 25 May 1998 3 4 6 7 Spigelman was regarded as the favourite to succeed Murray Gleeson as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia when he stepped down in late 2008 8 However this appointment went instead to Robert French On 18 March 2011 Spigelman announced his decision to resign as Chief Justice effective 31 May 2011 6 9 Reviewing Spigelman s 13 year term of office Sydney Morning Herald columnist David Marr commented that the Chief Justice of NSW blazed an incomparable trail every stage of Jim Spigelman s remarkable career has been like that briefly surprising and then absolutely convincing 10 Marr claims that Spigelman s achievements include the renewal of the ranks of the Supreme Court running a polite and friendly Court and modernising the Court s business practices and rules According to Bret Walker SC Spigelman was renowned for showing his decided preference for efficient better value for money justice 10 He retired on 31 May 2011 and was succeeded by Tom Bathurst QC Spigelman has also been a justice of the Supreme Court of Fiji He was also appointed to the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong as non permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions in April 2013 and reappointed to a term that was not due to expire until 2022 however after the Hong Kong chief executive denied the practice of the separation of powers in Hong Kong in September 2020 he became the first foreign judge to resign from the court citing concerns over the national security legislation recently imposed by the Chinese government on the territory 11 12 Chairman of the ABC Edit On 8 March 2012 Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Spigelman would become chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC starting a 5 year term on 1 April 2012 13 His term finished in March 2017 14 and he was replaced by Justin Milne in April 2017 15 Personal life EditSpigelman s parents Gustawa and Majloch are Holocaust survivors who feature in the graphic novel Maus by Spigelman s cousin Art Spiegelman They were 2 of 15 survivors among 72 Spigelman relatives Spigelman s surname was originally spelt Szpigelman until his parents altered it to Spigelman after moving to Australia after the Holocaust ended Spigelman and his two brothers Mark Spigelman and Allan Spigelman have often been recognised for their achievements following the Holocaust 16 Spigelman is married to author and clinical psychologist Alice Spigelman AM She has a BA and MA in Psychology Her directorships have included The Benevolent Society UNHCR Bundanon Trust NIDA Australian Institute of Music and the Rural Leadership Program She is currently the Chair of Sculpture by the Sea having been a board member since 2010 Community leadership Edit Spigelman has a strong interest in the arts His community involvement includes 4 Chairman of the Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd 1990 1992 Chair of the National Library of Australia Council 2010 present Deputy Chairman of the Art Gallery of New South Wales 1983 1988 President of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences 1995 1998 Member of the Council of the National Gallery of Australia 1995 1998 Member of the Board of the Brett Whiteley Foundation 1995 1998 Councillor of the Australian Film Television and Radio School 1975 1978 Honours EditJustice Spigelman became a Companion of the Order of Australia AC in 2000 for services to law and to the community through leadership in bringing about change in attitudes to the administration of justice for a more fair and equitable society and to the support of the visual arts 17 In 2001 Justice Spigelman was one of over 15 000 Australians to be awarded a Centenary Medal 18 He has received honorary doctorates from two universities in Sydney University of Sydney Doctor of Laws honoris causa 2004 4 and Macquarie University Doctor of Letters honoris causa 2012 19 References Edit Swearing in Ceremony of The Honourable J J Spigelman QC PDF 25 May 1998 Top court gets new permanent judge South China Morning Post a b c The Honourable James Jacob Spigelman AC Chief Justices of New South Wales Supreme Court of NSW 19 May 1998 Archived from the original on 20 March 2011 Retrieved 18 March 2011 a b c d e f g h The Hon Justice James Jacob Spigelman AC Honorary Doctor of Laws Conferral Citation The University of Sydney 28 May 2004 Retrieved 18 March 2011 Whitlam Gough 16 June 1975 Appointments Press release Archived from the original on 11 January 2014 a b c Pelly Michael 18 March 2011 Spigelman quits as NSW Chief Justice seven years before mandatory retirement age The Australian News Limited Retrieved 19 March 2011 Government Gazette Appointments and Employment Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales No 96 New South Wales Australia 19 June 1998 p 4415 Retrieved 3 March 2018 via National Library of Australia Koutsoukis Jason 9 March 2008 Spigelman odds on for High Court The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Retrieved 19 March 2011 Jacobsen Geesche 19 March 2011 Chief Justice announces he will retire The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Retrieved 19 March 2011 a b Marr David Jacobsen Geesche Snow Deborah Gibson Joel 19 March 2011 A time to refresh for a defining force The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Retrieved 19 March 2011 Australian James Spigelman resigns as judge of Hong Kong appeals court over new national security law Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 September 2020 Australian judge James Spigelman says he resigned over HK s national security law The Standard 18 September 2020 Spigelman confirmed as new ABC chairman Australian Broadcasting Corporation 8 March 2012 Retrieved 9 March 2012 ABC farewells Chairman James Spigelman Press release ABC Media Centre 16 March 2017 Retrieved 27 July 2018 Justin Milne B A F A I C D ABC Archived from the original on 24 June 2017 Retrieved 28 July 2018 His brother is one of our most celebrated judges but Mark Spigelman has an even more extraordinary tale He survived the Nazis by dressing as a girl 22 May 2009 SPIGELMAN James Jacob Companion of the Order of Australia It s an Honour Commonwealth of Australia 12 June 2000 Retrieved 18 March 2011 SPIGELMAN James Jacob Centenary Meda It s an Honour Commonwealth of Australia 1 January 2001 Retrieved 18 March 2011 Honorary Doctorate awarded to His Honour James J Spigelman AC QC Macquarie University 17 April 2012 Retrieved 20 April 2012 Legal officesPreceded byMurray Gleeson Chief Justice of New South Wales1998 2011 Succeeded byTom BathurstGovernment officesPreceded byJames Oswin Secretary of the Department of the Media1975 Department abolishedPreceded byMurray Gleeson Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales1998 2012 Succeeded byTom BathurstMedia officesPreceded byMaurice Newman Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation2012 2017 Succeeded byJustin MilneExternal links EditThe Hon James Spigelman AC QC ABC Chairman Official website The Honourable James Jacob Spigelman AC Supreme Court of New South Wales website The Honourable 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