John Mansfield (judge)
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John Ronald Mansfield, AM, QC
, Australia
n jurist
, is currently a Justice
of the Federal Court of Australia
, sitting in the court's South Australian
registry.
Mansfield was educated at Saint Ignatius College, South Australia before graduating from the University of Adelaide
with Honours in Law. He was admitted as a practitioner in 1969 and later appointed Queen's Counsel for South Australia in 1985 and for the Northern Territory in 1988. He was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in September 1996.
Mansfield has served as President of the South Australian Law Society in 1988–89, President of the Law Council of Australia from 1993–1994 and Chairman of the Legal Aid Committee for the Law Council of Australia from 1986-94. Additionally, Justice Mansfield is currently the Chair of the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation, a position he has held since 2003.
In 2009, Mansfield was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours when awarded the AM, a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to the law and to the judiciary and to the South Australian arts community.
On 1 June 2009, Justice Mansfield was appointed as an additional Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
, is currently a Justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
of the Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law , along with some summary criminal matters. Cases are heard at first instance by single Judges...
, sitting in the court's South Australian
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
registry.
Mansfield was educated at Saint Ignatius College, South Australia before graduating from the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
with Honours in Law. He was admitted as a practitioner in 1969 and later appointed Queen's Counsel for South Australia in 1985 and for the Northern Territory in 1988. He was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in September 1996.
Mansfield has served as President of the South Australian Law Society in 1988–89, President of the Law Council of Australia from 1993–1994 and Chairman of the Legal Aid Committee for the Law Council of Australia from 1986-94. Additionally, Justice Mansfield is currently the Chair of the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation, a position he has held since 2003.
In 2009, Mansfield was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours when awarded the AM, a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to the law and to the judiciary and to the South Australian arts community.
On 1 June 2009, Justice Mansfield was appointed as an additional Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is the superior court for the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the territory in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters...
.