Chief Justice of Queensland

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The Chief Justice of Queensland is the head of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the state's highest-ranking judicial officer, responsible for leading the judiciary and overseeing the administration of justice.

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Chief Justice of Queensland canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief justice
judicial office
appliesToJurisdiction Queensland
appointedBy Governor of Queensland
appointedUnder Constitution of Queensland
Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
branchOfGovernment judiciary of Queensland
country Australia
hasAuthorityOver judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland
judicial administration in Queensland
hasJurisdictionOver Court of Appeal of Queensland
Supreme Court of Queensland
hasSeat Brisbane
headOf Supreme Court of Queensland
legalSystem Australian legal system
common law
locatedIn Brisbane
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 years
memberOf Council of Chief Justices of Australia and New Zealand
nominatedBy Cabinet of Queensland
officeCreatedIn 19th century
officeHolderMustBe admitted legal practitioner
eligible for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
officeHoldsRank senior judicial office in Queensland
officeType state judicial office in Australia
oversees administration of justice in Queensland
management of the Supreme Court of Queensland
participatesIn full court sittings of the Court of Appeal of Queensland
partOf Supreme Court of Queensland
positionInOrganization head of the judiciary of Queensland
highest‑ranking judicial officer in Queensland
reportsTo no higher judicial authority within Queensland
responsibleFor allocation of judicial work within the Supreme Court of Queensland
ensuring the efficient operation of the courts of Queensland
representing the Queensland judiciary
style The Honourable the Chief Justice
linked to: Chief Justice
symbolizedBy court robes of the Supreme Court of Queensland
termLength until mandatory retirement age
workLocation Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law, Brisbane

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William Webb positionHeld Chief Justice of Queensland
Courts of Queensland overseenBy Chief Justice of Queensland
Sir Samuel Griffith positionHeld Chief Justice of Queensland