John Doyle (judge)

John Jeremy Doyle, AC, QC (born 4 January 1945), Australian jurist, is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of South Australia.

Doyle was educated at Saint Ignatius College, South Australia and was Dux of the College in 1962. He went on to graduate in law from the University of Adelaide in 1966 and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1967, completing his studies in law at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1969. The following year, 1970, he was admitted to the Bar.

Before being elevated to the position of Chief Justice in 1995, Doyle served as the South Australian Solicitor General, 1986-1995, where he was highly regarded for his skills as an advocate, particularly in complex Constitutional cases. On a number of occasions, most recently in 2008, speculation surfaced that he may become the first South Australian to be appointed to the High Court of Australia; however, an appointment never eventuated.He was a founding member of Hanson Chambers and, immediately prior to his move to the independent bar, was a Partner at Adelaide law firm, Kelly & Co.

He is also a fervent supporter of the Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football League.

Chief Justice Doyle was also appointed as an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in 2000 to hear an appeal concerning the appointment of the then Northern Territory Chief Magistrate Hugh Bradley.

See also

• Judiciary of Australia

External links

• National Library of Australia Photograph

Legal offices
Preceded by Len King	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 4 May 1995 - present	Succeeded by (incumbent)