Keith Mason (judge)

Keith Mason AC QC (born 18 February, 1947) is a former President of the Court of Appeal of New South Wales, the highest civil court in the State of New South Wales, Australia, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy.

Education

Mason graduated from the University of Sydney with degrees in Arts (1967) and law (1970).

The University of Sydney awarded him an honorary doctorate of laws in 2005.

Career

Mason was admitted as a solicitor in 1970 and to the New South Wales Bar in 1972. He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1981. He became President of the Court of Appeal in 1997. Mason was Chairman of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission from 1985-1987 and 1989-1990. He was Solicitor General of NSW from 1987-1997. Mason became President of the Children's Medical Research Foundation in 1995.

Mason was sworn out of office on 30 May 2008.

Publications

Mason is co-author of "Restitution Law in Australia" (1995) with Professor John Carter.

References

* [http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/lrc/ll_lrc.nsf/pages/LRC_mason2 Law Reform Commission of New South Wales]