James Spigelman

The Honourable James Spigelman AC KC
Spigelman in 2012
16th Chief Justice of New South Wales
In office 25 May 1998 – 31 May 2011
Nominated by	Bob Carr
Preceded by	Murray Gleeson
Succeeded by	Tom Bathurst
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
In office 18 June 1998 – 1 February 2012
Governor	Gordon Samuels Marie Bashir
Preceded by	Murray Gleeson
Succeeded by	Tom Bathurst
Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
In office 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2017
Preceded by	Maurice Newman
Succeeded by	Justin Milne
Secretary of the Department of the Media
In office 30 June 1975 – 22 December 1975
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-01) 1 January 1946 (age 78) Sosnowiec, Poland
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Alice Spigelman

James Jacob Spigelman AC KC (born 1 January 1946) is a former Australian judge who served as Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1998 to 2011. He was also Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales from 1998 to 2012.^[1] He served on the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong as a non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions from April 2013 to his early resignation in September 2020.^[2] Spigelman also served as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2012 to 2017.