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John Alexander Logan , SC (born 6 March 1956) is a judge of the
Federal Court of Australia The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indic ...
, President of the
Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indust ...
, a Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and judge of the Supreme and National Courts of
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.


Early life and education

John Logan commenced at
Brisbane Grammar School , motto_translation = Nothing Without Labour , established = 1868 , type = Independent, day & boarding , gender = Boys , denomination = Non-denominational , slogan = , key_people = , ci ...
in January 1968, graduating in 1972, and then attended the
University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...
graduating with a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws.


Legal career

Logan was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1980 began his legal career in the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's office in Brisbane where he became the Principal Legal Officer in charge of the Prosecutions Section. He later commenced private practice at the Queensland Bar in 1984, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 1999. Logan was appointed a Judge of the
Federal Court of Australia The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indic ...
on 27 September 2007. He is the President of the
Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indust ...
(formerly a member of the Tribunal from 1 September 2011), a Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and a Judge of the Supreme and National Courts of
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. He also serves a member on the board of directors of the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence.


See also

* List of Judges of the Federal Court of Australia


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Logan, John Living people Australian judges on the courts of Papua New Guinea People from Brisbane Judges of the Federal Court of Australia 1956 births Australian Senior Counsel