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‘One of the state’s eminent legal minds’: Qld judge retires
After a remarkable career in the legal profession, the Honourable Justice David Jackson has retired as chair of the Queensland Law Reform Commission and as a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Keonia Swift
After beginning his career in 1977 as an admitted barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Jackson J went on to become known as an expert in corporate commercial work, and mining law after being appointed Queen’s counsel in 1990.
Queensland’s Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman praised his honour’s career.
“Justice Jackson has proved to be one of the state’s eminent legal minds over a long period of time, and his presence will be sorely missed,” Ms Fentiman commented.
“His honour has made an outstanding contribution to Queensland’s legal system across a number of areas.”
Jackson J was first appointed to the Supreme Court in 2012, and two years later, he was named the head of the Queensland Law Reform Commission.
“In that role, Justice Jackson oversaw reviews of some of the most important legislation introduced in this state over the last decade,” Ms Fentiman said.
“They include, among others, the review of consent laws and the excuse of mistake of fact, the review of termination of pregnancy laws, a report on the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, and another on expunging criminal convictions for historical gay sex offences.”
Jackson J ruled over a number of high-profile murder trials from the time he was nominated to the Supreme Court until only a few months ago, when he presided over one of his last cases.
“On behalf of all Queenslanders, I thank Justice Jackson for his significant contribution to the community and wish him and his family well for the future,” Ms Fentiman said.
