Joseph Charles Campbell (born 1949) is a former

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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

Campbell was educated at

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. He attended the International Science School at Sydney University in January 196

As an undergraduate he studied at the

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, where he attained honours in Arts and Law. While at university he was a member of

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Career

Campbell began his legal career in 1974 at the firm of Allen, Allen & Hemsley. A year later he was admitted to the

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. He was appointed

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in 1988.Who's Who in Australia On 26 October 2001, Campbell was sworn in as a judge of the

. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal of that court in 2007. From 1983 to 1986, Campbell was the Challis Lecturer in Bankruptcy at the

. He was a part-time

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from 1974 to 1978. Since 2007, Campbell has also been a visiting fellow at Wolfson College. Campbell has served as a Member of the Legal Profession Admission Board since 2008, a member of the Anglo-Australasian Lawyers Association since 2007, Member and Deputy Chair of the Legal Qualifications Sub-Committee since 2006, a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law since 2005, a member and Deputy Chair of the Examinations Sub-Committee from 2002 to 2006, Chairman of the Council of Law Reporting (NSW) in 2001 and a member from 1994 to 2001, and a member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the NSW Bar Association from 1994 to 1996. He retired from the Supreme Court in December 2012. He was appointed as an adjunct professor at Sydney Law School in January 2013, and became Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law in 2013.http://www.academyoflaw.org.au/Fellows http://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/profiles/j.campbell.php

References

Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Sydney Law School alumni 1949 births Living people Australian King's Counsel 21st-century Australian judges 20th-century Australian lawyers {{Australia-law-bio-stub