William Gummow

William Gummow
Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office
21 April 1995 – 8 October 2012
Nominated byPaul Keating
Appointed byBill Hayden
Preceded bySir Gerard Brennan
Succeeded byStephen Gageler
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Assumed office
29 July 2013
Appointed byLeung Chun-ying
Personal details
Born
William Montague Charles Gummow

(1942-10-09) 9 October 1942 (age 81)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia
OccupationJudge, barrister, solicitor
Chinese name
Chinese

William Montague Charles Gummow AC KC (born 9 October 1942) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. He was appointed to the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong on 8 April 2013 as a non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions.[1]

  1. ^ "Top court gets new permanent judge". South China Morning Post. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020.

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