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Clifton Hoeben

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Clifton Ralph Russell Hoeben
Born (1947-06-07) 7 June 1947 (age 77)
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army Reserve
Years of service1965–c.2000
RankMajor General
Commands2nd Division
8th Brigade
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia
Reserve Force Decoration

Major General Clifton Ralph Russell Hoeben, AM, RFD (born 7 June 1947) is an Australian judge and soldier.

Early life and education

He was dux of the school at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in 1964 and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with First-Class Honours in Ancient Greek and Latin in 1968, a Bachelor of Laws Degree with Honours in 1972 and a Master of Laws Degree with Honours in 1984.

Career

Hoeben is a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He will retire from the Supreme Court bench on 31 August 2021.[1]

Hoeben also rose to the rank of major general as Commander of the 2nd Division in the Australian Army Reserve.[2]

References

  1. ^ "New Common Law Chief appointed to Supreme Court". Department of Communities and Justice. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Swearing In Ceremony Of Clifton Hoeben" Archived 2 March 2011 at the Wayback MachineSupreme Court of NSW Banco Court, Spigelman CJ (retrieved 6 June 2006)