Supreme Court of New South Wales

Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
	Coat of Arms of New South Wales
	The Law Courts Building in Queen's Square, Sydney
	33°52′08″S 151°12′42″E / 33.868918°S 151.211628°E
Established	1823
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Location	Sydney
Coordinates	33°52′08″S 151°12′42″E / 33.868918°S 151.211628°E
Composition method	Appointment by the governor on the advice of the premier (following consultation with the attorney general and Cabinet)
Authorized by	Parliament of New South Wales via the: Constitution Act 1902 (NSW); Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW); Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW);
Appeals to	New South Wales Court of Appeal; New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal;
Appeals from	District Court of New South Wales; Local Court of New South Wales
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement by age of 72
Number of positions	52
Website	supremecourt.nsw.gov.au
Chief Justice of New South Wales
Currently	Justice Andrew Bell
Since	7 March 2022
Chief Judge at Common Law
Currently	Robert Beech-Jones
Since	31 August 2021
Chief Judge in Equity
Currently	Julie Ward
Since	15 March 2017

The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court is the highest New South Wales court in the Australian court hierarchy, an appeal by special leave can be made to the High Court of Australia.

Matters of appeal can be submitted to the New South Wales Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal, both of which are constituted by members of the Supreme Court, in the case of the Court of Appeal from those who have been commissioned as judges of appeal.

The Supreme Court consists of 52 permanent judges, including the Chief Justice of New South Wales, presently Andrew Bell, the President of the Court of Appeal, 10 Judges of Appeal, the Chief Judge at Common Law, and the Chief Judge in Equity.

The Supreme Court's central location is the Law Courts Building in Queen's Square, Sydney, New South Wales.