Tony Fitzgerald

Tony Fitzgerald
Tony Fitzgerald, 1990
Fitzgerald in 1990
Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal
In office
1 July 1998 – 16 April 2001
President of the Queensland Court of Appeal
In office
16 December 1991 – 30 June 1998
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byMargaret McMurdo
Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
In office
16 December 1991 – 30 June 1998
Chair of the Commission of Inquiry into the Conservation, Management and Use of Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Region
In office
9 March 1990 – 1 May 1991
Chair of the Commission of Inquiry into Official Corruption in Queensland
In office
26 May 1987 – 29 June 1989
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
In office
25 November 1981 – 30 June 1984
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
In office
19 November 1981 – 20 June 1984
Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
In office
1981–1984
Personal details
BornGerald Edward Fitzgerald
(1941-11-26) 26 November 1941
Brisbane, Queensland
SpouseKate Fitzgerald
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationJudge, lawyer
Known for
Presiding over the Fitzgerald Inquiry
Awards
Order of Australia
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Gerald Edward "Tony" Fitzgerald AC KC (born 26 November 1941) is an Australian former Australian judge, who presided over the Fitzgerald Inquiry. The report from the inquiry led to the resignation of the Premier of Queensland Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and the jailing of several ministers and a police commissioner. He was the youngest person to be appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.