Stephen Roger Southwood KC (born 7 September 1955) is a

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of the

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. He was appointed to the Court on 31 January 2005.Profile
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. He was educated at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. In 2004 he became the first Northern Territory lawyer to be the president of the Law Council of Australia. Justice Southwood is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. He practiced as a barrister and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2000 prior to being appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. Justice Southwood is also a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law; past President of the Law Council of Australia and past President of the Law Society of the Northern Territory.

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People from Darwin, Northern Territory Judges of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Fellows of the Australian Academy of Law Living people Australian King's Counsel 1955 births {{Australia-law-bio-stub