Michael Patrick Grant AO (born 24 January 1963) is an Australian judge, who has been the Chief Justice of the Northern Territory since 2016.
Michael Grant | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Northern Territory | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Trevor Riley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1963 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Grant was born in Darwin in 1963, and educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill in Sydney. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours from the University of Queensland. He practised as a solicitor from 1993, while also working as a lecturer in torts and taxation law at Northern Territory University.[1]
In 1997, Grant worked as director of litigation in the office of the Attorney-General of the Northern Territory. In 1999, he joined William Forster Chambers as a barrister, and was made Queen's Counsel in 2006. From September 2007 to July 2016, Grant was Solicitor-General of the Northern Territory. He was appointed as Chief Justice in July 2016.[2]
References edit
- ^ Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2021.
- ^ "Chief Justice Michael Grant AO". Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. Retrieved 25 November 2021.