Joseph Campbell (judge)
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Joseph Charles Campbell is 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
.
, before attending the University of Sydney
, where he attained honours in Arts and Law.
Bar. He was appointed Queen's Counsel
in 1988.
On 26 October 2001, Campbell was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal of that court in 2007.
From 1983–1986, Campbell was the Challis Lecturer in Bankruptcy at the University of Sydney
. He was a part-time Lecter from 1974–1978. Since 2007, Campbell has also been a visiting fellow at Wolfson College
.
Campbell has served as a Member of the Legal Profession Admission Board since 2008, a member of the Ango-Australasian Lawyers Association since 2007, Member and Deputy Chair of the Legal Qualifications Sub-Committee since 2006, a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law since 2005, a member and Deputy Chair of the Examinations Sub-Committee from 2002–2006, Chairman of the Council of Law Reporting (NSW) in 2001 and a member from 1994–2001, and a member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the NSW Bar Association from 1994–1996.
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
, the highest court in the State of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 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...
, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy
Australian court hierarchy
There are two streams within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal stream and the state and territory stream. While the federal courts and the court systems in each state and territory are separate, the High Court of Australia remains the ultimate court of appeal for the Australian...
.
Education
Campbell was educated at Tamworth High SchoolTamworth High School
Tamworth High School is a situated in South Tamworth, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.- See also :* List of Government schools in New South Wales*Schools in Tamworth, New South Wales-External links:* *...
, before attending the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, where he attained honours in Arts and Law.
Career
Campbell began his legal career in 1974 at the firm of Allen, Allen & Hemsley. A year later he was admitted to the New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Bar. He was appointed Queen's Counsel
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...
in 1988.
On 26 October 2001, Campbell was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal of that court in 2007.
From 1983–1986, Campbell was the Challis Lecturer in Bankruptcy at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. He was a part-time Lecter from 1974–1978. Since 2007, Campbell has also been a visiting fellow at Wolfson College
Wolfson College
Wolfson College may refer to:*Wolfson College, Cambridge*Wolfson College, Oxford...
.
Campbell has served as a Member of the Legal Profession Admission Board since 2008, a member of the Ango-Australasian Lawyers Association since 2007, Member and Deputy Chair of the Legal Qualifications Sub-Committee since 2006, a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law since 2005, a member and Deputy Chair of the Examinations Sub-Committee from 2002–2006, Chairman of the Council of Law Reporting (NSW) in 2001 and a member from 1994–2001, and a member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the NSW Bar Association from 1994–1996.