Sir anthony mason biography
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A native of Sydney, Australia, Anthony Frank Mason received his undergraduate education at the University of Sydney where he graduated with first-class honours in both law and arts in 1949. Admitted to the New South Wales dryckesställe in 1951, Anthony Mason also lectured at Sydney University for a number of years but he did not become a professor: the furniture he was destined for was not a chair, but the bänk. In 1964, he was appointed Queen's Counsel, and in the same year became Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth. He has served on the High Court of Australia for twenty-three years, with the gods eight years from 1987 to 1995 serving as Chief Justice. Knighted in 1972, Sir Anthony fryst vatten regarded as one of Australia's greatest judges, and one of the best-known and most distinguished jurists in the common lag world.
In his early years, Anthony Mason's approach to judicial decision making was more technical and legalistic. Over the years, and especially as Chief Justice
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Sir Anthony Mason is one of the most well known jurists in the common law world.
He served on the High Court of Australia for twenty-three years, with the final eight years (1987 to 1995) as Chief Justice. The Mason Court was a period characterised by a series of landmark decisions and broad changes in the approach taken by the Court.
Sir Anthony was one of the first non-permanent judges of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. He has been involved in many of the constitutional cases involving Hong Kong's Basic Law, and is instrumental in the process of realising the principle of "One Country, Two Systems".
Sir Anthony was honoured with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1969, a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1972, and a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1988.
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Former Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (1997-2015)
Sir Anthony Mason became a Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in 1997.
Sir Anthony Mason was born in Australia in 1925. He graduated with a BA and LLB from the University of Sydney. He was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1951 and appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1964. From 1964 to 1969, he served as the Commonwealth Solicitor-General.
In 1969, Sir Anthony Mason was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, where he sat as a member of the Court of Appeal until 1972. In 1972, he was appointed to the Bench of the High Court. From 1987 to 1995, he served as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
Sir Anthony Mason received a CBE in 1969, a KBE in 1972 and an AC in 1988. He also received honorary degrees from the Australian National University, the University of New South Wales, and from Sydney, Melbourne, Oxfo