Peter Young (judge)

The Honourable Peter Young AO KC
Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW
In office 4 March 1985 – 23 April 2012
Chief Judge in Equity
In office 23 April 2001 – 5 March 2009
Judge of Appeal
In office 6 March 2009 – 23 April 2012
Personal details
Born	Peter Wolstenholme Young (1940-04-24) 24 April 1940 (age 84) Sydney
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Pamela Young
Children	Marcus, Melinda, James
Education	Sydney Church of England Grammar
Alma mater	Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Occupation	Retired judge

Peter Wolstenholme Young, AO, KC (born (1940-04-24)24 April 1940, in Sydney[1]) is a retired Australian judge who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of New South Wales for 27 years, retiring in 2012.

Career

Born in Sydney, Young was educated at the Sydney Church of England Grammar School before graduating with a Bachelor of Laws from the Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney. Young's family has a strong legal pedigree. His father, James Young, was admitted as a barrister in 1933; Young's grandfather, James Young Snr., was admitted as a barrister in 1903; and Young's great-grandfather, Richard Young, was admitted as a barrister in 1873. In more recent years, Young's eldest son, Marcus, also a barrister, joined the bar in 1993 and was appointed as a Senior Counsel in 2011.[1]

Young was appointed as a puisne judge in 1985 before being appointed as Chief Judge in Equity, serving from 2001 until 2009. He was appointed as a judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal in 2009 and served until his retirement in 2012.[1] Young was a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the highest court in the state of New South Wales, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy.[2][3]

In 2004, Young was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for service to the law and the administration of justice, to legal scholarship, and the community through the Anglican Church of Australia.[4]

He edited the Australian Law Journal for 24 years, retiring in April 2016.[5]

Young is currently the chairman of the Sydney Bus Museum.

References

1. Greg Smith (23 April 2012). Farewell ceremony for the Honourable Justice Peter Wolstenholme Young AO upon the occasion of his retirement as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF) (Speech). Sydney. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
2. "Judicial Officer Contact Details". Supreme Court of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
3. Madeleine Collins (12 February 2007). "Justice Peter Young". Investor Daily. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
4. "YOUNG, Peter Wolstenholme". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
5. Kirby, Michael (27 June 2016). "Looking Back on the 7th Editor of the ALJ: The Hon Peter W Young AO QC". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

 

Legal offices
Preceded by David Hodgson	Chief Judge in Equity 2001–2009	Succeeded by Patricia Bergin