Ronald Sackville
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Justice Ronald Sackville has been a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia since 1994.
Justice Sackville is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and Yale University. He was Professor of Law (1972-1985) and Dean of the Faculty of Law (1979-1981) at the University of New South Wales. He served as Commissioner for Law and Poverty on the Australian Government Commission of Inquiry into Poverty (1973-1975); Chairman of the South Australian Royal Commission into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs (1979-1981); Chairman of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission (1981-1984); and Chair of the Access to Justice Advisory Committee (1993-1994). He was also an Assistant Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales) (1992); and Chair of the Judicial Conference of Australia, a body representing judicial officers throughout Australia (2004-2005).
Justice Sackville practised as a barrister in Sydney from 1985 until 1994. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1991.
Justice Sackville has held many academic posts, including visiting appointments at McGill University (Montreal), Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University (New York), Cornell University (New York) and New York University.
