Arthur Emmett (judge)

The Honourable
Arthur Emmett
AO, QC
The Honourable Arthur Emmett AO, QC
Acting Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 September 2015
Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal
	In office; 7 March 2013 – 30 September 2015
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
	In office; 3 February 1997 – 6 March 2013
Personal details
Born	1943 (age 77–78)[1]; Crows Nest, New South Wales[1]
Spouse(s)	Sylvia (née Street)
Children	Laurence, Hilary, Robert, James, Phoebe-Jane and Christopher[1]
Parent(s)	Arthur and Phoebe Emmett[1]
Relatives	Street family (in-law)[1]
Alma mater	Sydney Law School

Arthur Robert Emmett, AO, QC (born 1943) is an Australian judge who served as a member of the New South Wales Court of Appeal from 7 March 2013 to 30 September 2015, and has continued to serve as an Acting Judge of the Court of Appeal since that date. From 1997 until 2013 he was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.[2] Prior to 1997 he had a career in private legal practice as a barrister and solicitor. His wife is Federal Circuit Court judge Sylvia Emmett (née Street),[3] daughter of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Sir Laurence Street.

Biography

Emmett was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and the University of Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964, a Bachelor of Laws in 1967, and a Master of Laws in 1976.[4] Emmett lectures in Roman Law at the Sydney Law School, where he holds the title of Challis Lecturer in Roman Law.[5] On 22 May 2009, the University of Sydney conferred upon Emmett the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa).[6]

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