Career
The
Honourable
''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...
Robert Brooking was a judge of the
Court of Appeal of Victoria from 1995, having been appointed a judge 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 ...
in 1977. He was also an
acting judge of the
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is the superior court for the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the territory in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. It is aro ...
for 6 months in 2000–2001.
Brooking was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1954 and was appointed a
Queen's Counsel
In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel (Post-nominal letters, post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of ...
in 1969.
Brooking retired in 2002 after serving as a judge for 25 years.
In 2003 he was made an
Officer of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
"For service to the judiciary, particularly through the Victorian Court of Appeal, to the law in the areas of tenancy, building law and arbitration, and to the community".
Publications
* (1954) 6 Res Judicate 3.
* (1954) 6 Res Judicate 17.
* (1954) 6 Res Judicate 247.
* (1954) 6 Res Judicate 395.
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* (1974) 9(4)
Melbourne University Law Review
The ''Melbourne University Law Review'' is a triannual law journal published by a student group at Melbourne Law School covering all areas of law. It is one of two student-run law journals at the University of Melbourne, the other being the '' M ...
795.
* (2002) 85 Australian Construction Law Newsletter 5.
References
See also
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List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Judges of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
20th-century Australian judges
21st-century Australian judges
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian King's Counsel
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