John Doyle (judge)

John Jeremy Doyle AC QC (LLB, BCL) (born 1945), Australian jurist, is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of South Australia.

Doyle was educated at Saint Ignatius College, South Australia and graduated in law from the University of Adelaide in 1966. In 1967, he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and completed studies in law at Oxford University in 1969 and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.

Before being elevated to the position of Chief Justice in 1995, Doyle served for many years as the Solicitor General for South Australia where he was highly regarded for his skills as an advocate, particularly in complex Constitutional cases. He was a founding member of Hanson Chambers and, immediately prior to his move to the independent bar, was a Partner at Adelaide law firm, Kelly & Co.

He is also a fervent supporter of the Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football League.

Chief Justice Doyle was also appointed as an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in 2000 to hear an appeal concerning the appointment of the then Northern Territory Chief Magistrate Hugh Bradley.

ee also

* Judiciary of Australia

External links

* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an21555598 National Library of Australia Photograph]