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Paul de Jersey
Paul de Jersey AC CVO KC, Australian jurist; 17th Chief Justice of Queensland 1998–2014 and 26th Governor of Queensland 2014–2021; later Tonga Judge of Appeal and Legal Aid Queensland Board chair.
Ranjan Gogoi
Ranjan Gogoi (रंजन गोगोई), 46th Chief Justice of India (2018-2019), first from northeast India; Ayodhya and RTI rulings, 2018 judges' press conference, 2019 harassment inquiry, Rajya Sabha nomination 2020.
Renato Corona
Renato Corona (1948–2016), Filipino jurist, Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from May 2010; removed in 2012 by impeachment conviction for SALN non-disclosure in a 20–3 Senate vote.
Samuel Griffith
Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (1845–1920), Welsh-born Australian jurist and politician: twice Premier of Queensland, Chief Justice of Queensland 1893–1903, principal drafter of the 1891 Australian Constitution draft, and first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1903–1919.
Shahabuddin Ahmed (শাহাবুদ্দীন আহমেদ)
Shahabuddin Ahmed (শাহাবুদ্দীন আহমেদ), 1930–2022, Bangladeshi jurist; Chief Justice 1990–1995, acting president 1990–1991 after Ershad's fall, and elected President 1996–2001; distinct from president Mohammed Shahabuddin.
Surendra Kumar Sinha
Surendra Kumar Sinha, 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh (2015-2017), first non-Muslim and Hindu chief justice; struck down the 16th Amendment, resigned in exile, later convicted of money laundering.
Tim Carmody
Tim Carmody (Timothy Francis Carmody, born 1956) is an Australian judge, Queensland's 18th Chief Justice from 8 July 2014 to 1 July 2015, appointed by the Newman government from Chief Magistrate without Supreme Court experience; his controversial tenure ended in resignation after conflict with the bench.
Tore Schei
Tore Schei (born 1946) is a Norwegian jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway 2002–2016 after serving as justice from 1986, known for the Scandinavian Star inquiry and civil procedure reform.
Toril Marie Øie
Toril Marie Øie (born 1960, Oslo) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway since 1 March 2016, the first woman and 20th holder of the office, formerly Ministry of Justice Legislation Department head.
William Webb (judge)
Sir William Flood Webb (1887–1972), Australian judge: Chief Justice of Queensland, President of the Tokyo International Military Tribunal for the Far East 1946–48, and Justice of the High Court of Australia 1946–58; distinct from other judges named William Webb.
Yang Sung-tae (양성태)
Yang Sung-tae (양성태), 15th Chief Justice of Korea's Supreme Court (2011–2017), led judicial reforms including the Judicial Policy Research Institute and Seoul Bankruptcy Court, and in 2026 became the first former Chief Justice criminally convicted, in the judicial power abuse case.