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Peter Gray

Australian judge

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About Peter Gray

Peter Gray was an Australian judge.

Peter Ross Awdry Gray joined the Bar in Gray's Inn, London, in 1972 he joined the Victorian Bar and then became a judge of the Federal Court of Australia serving from 17 May 1984 until 17 May 2013.

Gray was the youngest person ever appointed to the Federal Court of Australia and at 29 years its longest ever serving member. During his time at the court Gray delivered over 1,700 decisions. His main focus was on labour law and its impact on Aboriginal Australians.

After retirement Gray was for a time an adjunct professor at Deakin University and is now an Honorary Professor at Monash University. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day Honours.

Judiciary Gray held the following roles in the Judiciary: Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, Judge of the Industrial Relations Court of Australia, Presidential Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Deputy President of the National Native Title Tribunal, Aboriginal Land Commissioner

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Important facts

Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Awards
Member of the Order of Australia
Also known as
Peter Ross Awdry Gray, Peter Ross Gray

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Australian judge

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peter Gray

· Wikidata: Q7174349

· DBpedia: Peter Gray (Australian judge)

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