Alan Blow

Alan Michael Blow AO (born 3 December 1949) is an Australian judge who is the current Chief Justice of Tasmania.

The Honourable Chief Justice

Alan Blow

AO
14th Chief Justice of Tasmania
Assumed office
8 April 2013
GovernorKate Warner
Peter Underwood
Preceded byEwan Crawford
Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania
Assumed office
8 April 2013
GovernorKate Warner
Peter Underwood
Personal details
Born
Alan Michael Blow

(1949-12-02) 2 December 1949
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Spouse(s)
Margaret Ross
​
(m. 1975)​
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
ProfessionBarrister

After graduating from the University of Sydney with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees, he practised as a barrister in civil litigation, criminal and family law, before being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 2000.[1] He has also a long time lecturer in Supreme Court Advocacy at the University of Tasmania's Centre for Legal Studies, teaching postgraduate legal practice students.

In 2009, Blow presided over the trial of Susan Neill-Fraser for the murder of Bob Chappell. He sentenced Neill-Fraser to 26 years’ imprisonment.[2] The sentence was later reduced to 23 years’ imprisonment.[3]

On 8 April 2013, Blow was appointed Chief Justice of Tasmania, replacing Ewan Crawford who had reached the mandatory retirement age of 72.[4]

In 2018 Blow was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, particularly as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, to legal education and professional standards, and to the community".[5]

References
  1. APLEC 2012 Conference Program, Australasian Professional Legal Education Council, November 2012.
  2. "Tasmania v Neill-Fraser, Comments on Passing Sentence of 27 October 2010". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. "Neill-Fraser v Tasmania [2012] TASCCA 2 at [221]".
  4. Killick, David (29 March 2013). "Judge warns of class divide". The Mercury. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. "Australia Day Honours 2018: The full list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

 

Legal offices
Preceded by
Ewan Crawford		 Chief Justice of Tasmania
2013–present		 Incumbent
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