Judges who have served on the Vice Admiralty Court in New South Wales between 1787 and 1911 include :
- Judges
- Deputy judges
- Surrogate judges.[1]
Position
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Name
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Appointment commenced
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Appointment ended
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Term in office
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Comments
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Notes
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Judge Commissary
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Robert Ross
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18 April 1787
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Francis Grose
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Joseph Foveaux
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7 August 1798
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7 August 1798
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Appointment refused
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Henry Waterhouse
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15 August 1798
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William Paterson
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20 March 1799
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George Johnston
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20 November 1804
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Edward Abbott
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19 February 1808
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Ellis Bent
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10 August 1811
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10 November 1815
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4 years, 92 days
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John Wylde
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26 July 1816
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Sir Francis Forbes
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31 October 1825
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1 July 1837
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11 years, 243 days
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Chief Justice of New South Wales (1823−1837)
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[2]
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John Kinchela
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7 May 1840
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Sir James Dowling
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18 August 1841
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27 September 1844
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3 years, 40 days
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Chief Justice of New South Wales (1837−1844)
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[3]
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Sir Alfred Stephen [a]
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7 October 1844
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5 November 1873
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29 years, 29 days
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Chief Justice of New South Wales (1844−1873)
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[5]
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Sir James Martin
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19 November 1873
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4 November 1886
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12 years, 350 days
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Chief Justice of New South Wales (1873−1886)
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[6]
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Sir Frederick Darley
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29 November 1886
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4 January 1910
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23 years, 36 days
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Chief Justice of New South Wales (1886-1910)
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Sir William Cullen
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28 January 1910
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1 July 1911
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1 year, 154 days
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Chief Justice of New South Wales (1910-1925)
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Deputy Commissary
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Ellis Bent
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25 June 1810
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John Kinchela
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September 1837
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November 1840
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3 years, 32–90 days
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Acting judge of the Supreme Court (1836−1837)
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Samuel Milford
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1 August 1844
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26 May 1865
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20 years, 298 days
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Master in Equity (Supreme Court) (1843−1855)
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[7][8]
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Alfred Cheeke
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10 September 1869
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Judge of the Supreme Court (1865−1876)
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[9]
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Peter Faucett
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15 September 1879
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10 years, 5 days
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Judge of the Supreme Court (1865−1888)
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[9][10]
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Sir William Windeyer
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15 September 1879
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Acting judge & judge of the Supreme Court (1879−1896)
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[10]
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Sir William Owen
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24 September 1897
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Judge of the Supreme Court (1887−1908)
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Philip Street
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29 July 1908
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Judge of the Supreme Court (1907−1934)
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Surrogate Judge
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William à Beckett
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15 September 1841
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Solicitor General (1841−1844)
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Samuel Milford
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3 March 1843
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Master in Equity (Supreme Court) (1843−1855)
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William Carter
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22 February 1847
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Master in Equity (Supreme Court) (1841−1843)
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Herman Milford
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Henry Stephen [a]
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21 December 1857
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[11]
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William Cary
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11 January 1858
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William Hallam Wilkinson
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6 August 1864
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Deputy Judge District Court (1868–1870, 1874)
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Joseph Innes
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1872
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Solicitor General (1872−1873)
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