The Supreme Court of Civil Judicature of New South Wales was a court established in the early 19th century in the colony of New South Wales. The colony was subsequently to become a state of Australia
Arthur Phillip
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Thomas Brisbane
The judge advocate of New South Wales, also referred to as the deputy judge advocate was a ranking judicial officer in the Colony of New South Wales until the abolition of the role in 1823.
Supreme Court of Civil Judicature of New South Wales
…in fact dealing with small debt claims as early as 1789, one year after the commencement of the colony. Ellis Bent, the first barrister appointed as Deputy Judge Advocate for the colony, made recommendations to Governor Lachlan Macquarie for the establishment of new civil courts. This was to reflect the changing nature…
David Collins (1756–1810) was the first judge advocate of NSW