Justin Gleeson
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Appointed byQuentin Bryce
Preceded byStephen Gageler
Succeeded byStephen Donaghue
BornJustin Thomas Gleeson
9 April 1961
9 April 1961
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Justin Gleeson | |
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| Solicitor-General of Australia | |
| In office 14 February 2012 – 6 November 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Quentin Bryce |
| Preceded by | Stephen Gageler |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Donaghue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Justin Thomas Gleeson 9 April 1961 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Barrister, Solicitor-General of Australia |
Justin Thomas Gleeson SC (born 9 April 1961[1]) is an Australian lawyer and former Solicitor-General of Australia,[2] the Commonwealth's second-ranking law officer.
Gleeson was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield,[1] then the University of Sydney, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (University Medal[3] and First-Class Honours).[4] Gleeson undertook postgraduate studies in the law at the University of Oxford, where he earned a Bachelor of Civil Law.[2]
