David Hodgson (judge)

David Hargraves Hodgson AO QC
Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW
In office 31 October 1983 – 9 August 2011
Chief Judge in Equity
In office 30 August 1997 – 22 April 2001
Judge of Appeal
In office 23 April 2001 – 9 August 2011
Personal details
Born	(1939-08-10)10 August 1939 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Died	5 June 2012(2012-06-05) (aged 72)
Alma mater	Sydney Grammar School University of Sydney University of Oxford
Occupation	Judge, Lawyer

David Hargraves Hodgson AO QC (10 August 1939 – 5 June 2012) was a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the highest court in the State of New South Wales, Australia, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy. He was described by James Allsop, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, as "one of the finest judges who ever graced a court in this country".^[1]