The Hon Christopher Neil JESSUP Judge, Federal Court of Australia 23.6.2006
Location: Melbourne
Christopher Neil Jessup was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in June 2006. He graduated with honours in Economics (in 1968) and Law (in 1970) from Monash University. He completed his PhD at London University in 1974. He signed the Roll of Counsel in Victoria in 1975 and practised continuously as a barrister from then until his appointment to the Court in 2006. He was appointed one of Her Majesty’s Counsel in 1987. He has served on the Victorian Bar Council (as Chairman in 1992-1993) and on other committees for the Victorian Bar and the Law Council of Australia. He was Chairman of the Federal Litigation Section of the Law Council for four years in the mid-1990’s.
