Gregory Garde
Gregory Garde | |
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Born | Officer of the Order of Australia Reserve Force Decoration | 1 April 1949
Early years
Garde was born on 1 April 1949 and attended Scotch College, Melbourne and the University of Melbourne.[1] His father, John Garde, and uncle, Bruce Garde, were both practicing solicitors "for some 50 years".[2]
Legal career
Garde has a
He was named President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on 1 June 2012,[2][5] a position he held until 30 May 2018, when he was succeeded by Justice Michelle Quigley.[6] While President of VCAT, Justice Garde was a member of the Courts Council and the Judicial Commission of Victoria
He has also been elected President of the Council of Australasian Tribunals – Victorian Chapter and a Director of the Judicial College of Victoria.[7]
Justice Garde retired as a Supreme Court justice on 30 March 2019,[8] and was appointed as a reserve judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria on 1 April 2019[9] for a period of five years.
Garde is the fourth general to become a Victorian judge, and the second general to become a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria.[10]
Justice Garde was appointed as the Chair of the Victorian Law Foundation in October 2020.[11]
Military career
Garde joined the
He was appointed a
Civilian career
Gregory Garde has been a member of Defence Health in various capacities. Since 2004, he was in its board, became its chairman in 2011, and retired as chair and director in 2019.[5][14]
Family
Garde's daughter Catherine was a barrister in Western Australia.[7] She is now a corporate solicitor practising in Victoria.
References
- ^ Who's who of Australia, 2008 edition, p. 809
- ^ a b c Reynah Tang (13 June 2012). "Welcome to the Honourable Justice Gregory Garde". Law Institute Victoria. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Alumni achievements" (PDF). Alumni and Melbourne Law School news. 2012. p. 16.
- ^ a b c Attorney-General (29 May 2012). "New Supreme Court judge and VCAT President appointed". Media Release. Premier's Department, Victoria. (pdf)
- ^ a b "Board of Directors". Defence Health. 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Michelle Quigley first woman to lead VCAT". 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Alumni of the 1960s and 1970s: where are they now?" (PDF). Alumni and Melbourne Law School news. 2012. p. 19.
- ^ "Former Judicial Officers".
- ^ "Judges".
- ^ The other three generals who became judges are: Chief Justice Lieutenant General Edmund Herring; County Court Judge Major General Norman Vickery, and Major General Richard Treacy, Justice of the Federal Court in the Victorian Registry. Source: Tang (2012)
- ^ "Welcome to our new Chair, the Hon Justice Greg Garde".
- ^ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM)". It's an Honour. Australian Government. 26 January 1996.
- ^ "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)". It's an Honour. Australian Government. 26 January 2005.
- ^ "Defence Health | Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Defence Health. 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 13 November 2022.