20 Facts About Jim Spigelman

James Jacob Spigelman was born on 1 January 1946 and is a former Australian judge who served as Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1998 to 2011.

Jim Spigelman was Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales from 1998 to 2012.

Jim Spigelman served on the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong as a non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions from April 2013 to his early resignation in September 2020.

Jim Spigelman served as chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2012 to 2017.

Jim Spigelman was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, on 1 January 1946.

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Jim Spigelman arrived in Australia with his family in 1949 and attended Maroubra Public School and later Sydney Boys High School.

Jim Spigelman then went on to study Arts at the University of Sydney, where he attained First-Class Honours in Government and Second-Class Honours in Economics.

Jim Spigelman participated in and helped organise the 1965 Freedom Ride, a project undertaken by students to draw attention to problems faced by Indigenous communities in NSW.

Jim Spigelman did not commence practice until three years later, when he first served for several years as a member of the Australian Law Reform Commission and spent time overseas.

In 1986, Jim Spigelman was appointed Queen's Counsel; and, in 1997, he served as Solicitor-General of New South Wales.

Jim Spigelman was regarded as the favourite to succeed Murray Gleeson as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia when he stepped down in late 2008.

On 18 March 2011, Jim Spigelman announced his decision to resign as Chief Justice, effective 31 May 2011.

Marr claims that Jim Spigelman's achievements include the renewal of the ranks of the Supreme Court, running a polite and friendly Court, and modernising the Court's business practices and rules.

Jim Spigelman retired on 31 May 2011 and was succeeded by Tom Bathurst QC.

On 8 March 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Jim Spigelman would become chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, starting a 5-year term on 1 April 2012.

Jim Spigelman's term finished in March 2017 and he was replaced by Justin Milne in April 2017.

Jim Spigelman's surname was originally spelt Szpigelman until his parents altered it to Jim Spigelman after moving to Australia after the Holocaust ended.

Jim Spigelman is married to author and clinical psychologist Alice Jim Spigelman AM.

Jim Spigelman's directorships have included The Benevolent Society, UNHCR, Bundanon Trust, NIDA, Australian Institute of Music and the Rural Leadership Program.

Jim Spigelman is currently the Chair of Sculpture by the Sea having been a board member since 2010.