John Herbert Lytton Jack Forrest is a Justice of the Trial Division of the

Supreme Court of Victoria The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in the Australian state of Victoria. Founded in 1852, it is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited and inherent jurisdiction within the state. The Supreme Court comprises ...

. He was appointed in 2007. Both his father (who was

Chief Judge A chief judge (also known as presiding judge, president judge or principal judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one judge. According to the Federal judiciary of the United States, th ...

James Forrest of the County Court) and brother

Terry Forrest Terence Michael "Terry" Forrest is a justice of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia. Forrest was admitted to the legal profession in 1979 and was appointed Queen's Counsel In the United Kingdom and in some Com ...

(also a current Justice of the Supreme Court) have also served as judges in the State of Victoria. The correct way to refer to him in legal citations is "J Forrest J".

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