Sir Richard Kirby Archives
 

Past Presidents

The table below features a photograph of each past president judge of the Commission in chronological order from Justice R O'Connor in 1905 to Justice D O'Connor in 1997.

Justice O'Connor: Justice O'Connor Justice Higgins: Justice Higgins Justice Powers: Justice Powers Justice Dethridge: Justice Dethridge

Justice O'Connor
1905–1907


Justice Higgins
1907–1921

Justice Powers
1921–1925

Justice Dethridge
1925–1938

Justice Beeby: Justice Beeby

Justice Piper: Justice Piper

Justice Drake-Brockman: Justice Drake-Brockman

Justice Kelly: Justice Kelly

Justice Beeby
1939–1941

Justice Piper
1941–1947


Justice Drake-Brockman
1947–1949

Justice Kelly
1949–1956

Justice Kirby: Justice Kirby

Justice Moore: Justice Moore

Justice Maddern: Justice Maddern

Justice D O'Connor: Justice D O'Connor

Justice Kirby
1956–1973



Justice Moore
1973–1985

Justice Maddern
1985–1994

Justice O'Connor
1994–1997


The banner photograph, Melbourne 'Rostella' Lonsdale St from Law Courts Lane,is from the J.T. Flood Collection, LaTrobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria.