Solicitor-General of Victoria

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The Solicitor-General of Victoria, known informally as the Solicitor-General, is the state's Second Law Officer and the deputy of the Attorney-General. The Solicitor-General acts alongside the Crown Advocate and Crown Solicitor, and serves as one of the legal and constitutional advisers of the Crown and its government in the Australian state of Victoria.

The Solicitor-General is addressed in court as "Mr/Ms Solicitor". Despite the title, the position may only be filled by a barrister admitted serving as Senior Counsel, for a period specific by the Governor of Victoria. The inaugural Solicitor-General was Redmond Barry, who serviced from 15 July 1851 to 18 January 1852. The current Solicitor-General is Rowena Orr KC.

History and function

Formerly, they were elected members of parliament, but have not been so since the early/mid twentieth century.[1] The functions of the Victorian Solicitor-General are two-fold. First, they act as Victoria's senior legal adviser. Second, they represent the state in significant legal proceedings where Victoria is party, or where the Victorian Attorney-General intervenes either in Commonwealth matters under section 78A of the Judiciary Act 1903 or in matters concerning the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 under s 34 of that Act. In 2003, Victoria appointed its first female Solicitor-General, Pamela Tate, following an unprecedented public advertising of the position.[2]

Name Appointed Concluded Comments Notes
Redmond Barry 15 July 1851 18 January 1852 Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court [3][4][5]
Edward Williams 13 April 1852 20 July 1852 Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court [3][6][7]
James Croke 21 July 1852 28 November 1855 [3][8][9]
Robert Molesworth 4 January 1854 [a] 17 June 1856 Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court [3][11][12]
Thomas Fellows 27 June 1856 25 February 1857 Appointed Attorney-General [3][13][14]
Robert Sitwell 25 February 1857 11 March 1857 [3][15][16]
John Wood 11 March 1857 29 April 1857 [3][17][18]
Thomas Fellows 29 April 1857 10 March 1858 [3][14][19]
Richard Ireland 10 March 1858 27 October 1858 [3][20][21]
Travers Adamson 27 October 1859 5 March 1860 [3][22][23]
James Martley 5 March 1860 26 November 1860 [3][24][25]
vacant 27 November 1860 1 September 1869 [3]
James Casey 2 September 1869 20 September 1869 Appointed Judge of the County Court [3][26][27]
Cole Aspinall [b] 19 January 1870 9 April 1870 [3][28][29]
Henry Wrixon 9 April 1870 19 June 1871 [3][30][31]
Howard Spensley 19 June 1871 10 June 1872 [3][32][33]
George Kerferd 10 June 1872 31 July 1874 [3][34][35]
Townsend McDermott 31 July 1874 7 August 1875 [3][36][37]
vacant 8 September 1875 8 July 1881 [3]
Frank Dobson 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 [3][38][39]
Alfred Deakin 12 March 1883 23 April 1884 Elected Prime Minister of Australia [3][40][41]
vacant 24 April 1884 31 August 1890 [3]
Alfred Deakin 1 September 1890 5 November 1890 Elected Prime Minister of Australia [3][41][42]
vacant 6 November 1890 15 February 1892 [3]
George Turner 16 February 1892 23 January 1893 [3][43]
Isaac Isaacs 23 January 1893 23 May 1893 [3][44]
Agar Wynne 6 June 1893 27 September 1894 [3][45]
Sir Henry Cuthbert 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 [3][46]
John Davies 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 [3][47]
Agar Wynne 19 November 1900 10 June 1902 [3][45]
John Davies 10 June 1902 6 February 1903 [3][47]
William Irvine [c] 6 February 1903 7 September 1903 [3][48]
vacant 8 September 1903 15 February 1904 [3]
John Davies [c] 16 February 1904 28 February 1908 [3][47]
John Mackey 28 February 1908 8 September 1908 [49][50]
John Davies [c] 8 September 1908 8 January 1909 [47][51]
James Drysdale Brown [c] 8 January 1909 9 December 1913 [3][52]
William Evans [c] 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 [3][53]
Donald Mackinnon [c] 22 December 1913 9 November 1915 [3][54]
Harry Lawson [c] 9 November 1915 28 November 1917 [3][55]
Agar Wynne [c] 29 November 1917 20 March 1918 [56][45]
Arthur Robinson 21 March 1918 20 January 1920 [56][57][58]
Harry Lawson 20 January 1920 20 September 1920 [56][55][59]
Arthur Robinson [c] 20 September 1920 11 July 1924 [56][60][58]
Henry Cohen KC [c] 11 July 1924 17 July 1924 [56][61][62]
Bill Slater [c] 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 [56][63][64]
Sir Frederic Eggleston [c] 18 November 1924 27 April 1927 [56][65]
John Allan [c] 28 April 1927 19 May 1927 [56][66]
Bill Slater [c] 20 May 1927 21 November 1928 [64]
Ian Macfarlan [c] 26 November 1928 11 December 1929 [56][67]
Bill Slater [c] 12 December 1929 18 May 1932 [64]
Robert Menzies [c] 19 May 1932 24 July 1934 [56][68]
Ian Macfarlan [c] 25 July 1934 20 March 1935 [56][67]
Harold Cohen 20 March 1935 2 April 1935 [56][69][70]
Lou Bussau [c] 2 April 1935 1 April 1938 [56][71][72]
Albert Dunstan 22 April 1938 13 September 1943 [56][73][74]
Bill Slater [c] 14 September 1943 17 September 1943 [64]
Ian Macfarlan [c] 18 September 1943 20 November 1945 [56][67]
Bill Slater [c] 21 November 1945 19 November 1947 [64]
Trevor Oldham [c] 20 November 1947 26 June 1950 [56][75]
Tom Mitchell [c] 27 June 1950 12 December 1951 [56][76]
Sir Henry Winneke QC 12 December 1951 1 September 1964 Senior Counsel to the Attorney-General (1950-1951).
Appointed Chief Justice of Victoria		 [77][78]
Tony Murray QC 2 September 1964 4 September 1974 [79][80]
Daryl Dawson QC 5 September 1974 15 August 1982 Appointed Justice of the High Court of Australia [81]
Hartog Berkeley QC 16 September 1982 1992 [82][83]
Raymond Finkelstein QC (acting) 1992 1992 [56]
Douglas Graham QC 1992 2002 [84]
Pamela Tate SC 8 July 2003 1 September 2010 Appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal [2]
Stephen McLeish SC 1 April 2011 10 March 2015 Appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal [85]
Richard Niall SC 10 June 2015 28 November 2017 Appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal [86]
Kristen Walker QC 28 November 2017 10 May 2021 Appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal [87]
Rowena Orr KC 10 May 2021 [88]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ acting from 4 January 1854 to 28 November 1855.[10]
  2. ^ Appointed on after his resignation from the Legislative Assembly[28]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Appointed both Attorney-General and Solicitor-General

References

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