Alan Blow
Alan Blow | |
|---|---|
| 14th Chief Justice of Tasmania | |
| Assumed office 8 April 2013 | |
| Governor | Kate Warner Peter Underwood |
| Preceded by | Ewan Crawford |
| Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania | |
| Assumed office 8 April 2013 | |
| Governor | Kate Warner Peter Underwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alan Michael Blow 2 December 1949 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse |
Margaret Ross (m. 1975) |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Profession | Barrister |
Alan Michael Blow OAM (born 3 December 1949) is an Australian judge who is the current Chief Justice of Tasmania.
After graduating from the University of Sydney with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees, he practised as a barrister in civil litigation, criminal and family law, before being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 2000.[1] He has also for a long while lectured in Supreme Court Advocacy at the University of Tasmania's Centre for Legal Studies, teaching postgraduate legal practice students.
On 8 April 2013, Blow was appointed Chief Justice of Tasmania, replacing Ewan Crawford who had reached the mandatory retirement age of 72.[2]
References
- ^ APLEC 2012 Conference Program, Australasian Professional Legal Education Council, November 2012.
- ^ Killick, David (29 March 2013). "Judge warns of class divide". The Mercury. Retrieved 22 May 2013.