| 词条 | Walter Sofronoff |
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable Justice | name = Walter Sofronoff | honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|QC}} | image = | image_size = | office = President of the Queensland Court of Appeal | term_start = 3 April 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = Margaret McMurdo | successor = | office2 = Solicitor-General of Queensland | term_start2 = 17 February 2005 | term_end2 = 13 March 2014 | predecessor2 = Patrick Keane {{post-nominals|country=AUS|QC}} | successor2 = Peter Dunning {{post-nominals|country=AUS|QC}} | office3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | office4 = | term_start4 = | term_end4 = | occupation = | education = Anglican Church Grammar School University of Queensland | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | spouse = | children = | nationality = Australian }} Walter Sofronoff {{post-nominals|country=AUS|QC}} is the President of the Queensland Court of Appeal (2017–) and was the Solicitor-General of Queensland from 2005 to 2014. Early life and educationSofronoff attended the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane,[1] and completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at the University of Queensland in 1976.[2] CareerSofronoff was called to the Bar in 1977 and took silk in 1988.[2] He served as a member (1980–82), vice-president (1992–94) and president (1994–96) of the Bar Association of Queensland Committee.[2] He has also been a member of the Queensland Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (1999–2004), president of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal (2001–05), a member of the Royal Australian Navy Reserve (2003–2014) and a member of The University of Queensland Law School Advisory Board (2014–).[2] In 1999, Justice Sofronoff was an adjunct professor of law at The University of Queensland.[2] Solicitor-General of QueenslandSofronoff served as Queensland's solicitor-general from 2005 to 2014.[2] He was involved in a number of high-profile cases, including those involving surgeon Jayant Patel and the Aurukun Nine, nine men convicted of the gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in far north Queensland.[3] He resigned as solicitor-general in 2014 amid tensions between the Newman government and the legal fraternity that resulted from the appointment of Tim Carmody as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland.[4] In 2016, Sofronoff was responsible for the successful High Court appeal that overturned the Queensland Court of Appeal's decision to downgrade Gerard Baden-Clay's murder conviction to manslaughter.[4] Although it is normal practice for a sitting solicitor-general to lead High Court appeals, Sofronoff was briefed to appear instead of his successor and solicitor-general at the time, Peter Dunning {{post-nominals|country=AUS|QC}}.[4] After the appeal, it was reported by The Guardian Australia that Sofronoff had charged the Queensland government just $327 plus GST to run the appeal, "despite a QC of Sofronoff's standing usually commanding fees of up to $17,000 a day".[4] President of the Queensland Court of AppealHe was appointed President of the Queensland Court of Appeal on 3 April 2017,[2] after President Margaret McMurdo resigned after more than 18 years as a justice of the Court of Appeal.[5] Personal lifeSofronoff is married. He has three children and one daughter-in-law.[6] References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Mason|first1=James|title=Churchie: The Centenary Register|date=2011|publisher=Anglican Church Grammar School|isbn=978-0-646-55807-3}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|title=The Honourable Justice Walter Sofronoff|url=https://www.sclqld.org.au/judicial-papers/judicial-profiles/profiles/wsofronoff|website=Supreme Court Library of Queensland|accessdate=3 February 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=Felicity|title=Walter Sofronoff becomes new president of the Court of Appeal|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/walter-sofronoff-becomes-new-president-of-the-court-of-appeal-20170331-gvamz5.html|website=Brisbane Times|accessdate=3 February 2018}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|last1=Robertson|first1=Joshua|title=Queensland government billed just $327 by Baden-Clay appeal barrister|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/09/queensland-government-billed-just-327-by-baden-clay-appeal-barrister|website=The Guardian|accessdate=3 February 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Kos|first1=Andrew|title=Walter Sofronoff appointed to head Queensland Court of Appeal|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-31/walter-sofronoff-appointed-to-head-queensland-court-of-appeal/8404670|website=ABC News|accessdate=3 February 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Welcome ceremony for the Honourable Walter Sofronoff as the President of the Court of Appeal|url=http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/QldJSchol/2017/19.pdf|accessdate=3 February 2018}} {{s-start}}{{s-legal}}{{s-bef|before=Margaret McMurdo}}{{s-ttl|title= President of the Queensland Court of Appeal |years=2017–present}}{{s-inc}}{{s-end}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sofronoff, Walter}} 7 : Judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland|Solicitors-General of Queensland|University of Queensland alumni|Australian Queen's Counsel|Australian barristers|Living people|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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