Anthony John Meagher (born 4 September 1953) is a judge of the

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of the

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, the highest court in the State of

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, which forms part of the

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Education

Meagher was educated at

Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview Saint Ignatius' College Riverview is an Australian independent single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, conducted in the Jesuit tradition, located in Riverview, a small suburb located on the Lane Cove River on the ...

. He graduated in 1976 from the

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with a degree in Law and Commerce.

Career

Meagher joined Minter Simpson in 1976 as a

solicitor A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. A person must have legally-defined qualifications, which vary from one jurisdiction to another, to be described as a solicitor and ...

. He was called to the bar in 1982, and became

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in 1995. On 10 August 2011, Meagher was sworn in as a Judge of the

and as a Judge of Appeal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meagher, Anthony Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Living people 1953 births People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview University of New South Wales Law School alumni

Education

Career

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