LtoR: Mr Anthony Crocker, President of the John Bray Law Alumni Network; The Honourable Robert French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia; The Honourable Chris Kourakis QC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia; Professor John Williams, Dean of the Adelaide Law School.

The 2013 John Bray Oration by The Honourable Robert French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia was held on Monday 14th October 2013 in the Elder Hall. This was the first occasion a Chief Justice of the High Court has given the Oration and his Honour spoke about the contributions made by South Australian Delegates in the drafting of the Australian Constitution.

Chief Justice French was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia in September 2008. At the time of his appointment he was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, having been appointed to that office in November 1986. Read more

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