Clifton Hoeben
{{short description|Australian judge and soldier (born 1947)}}
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Major General Clifton Ralph Russell Hoeben, {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|AM|RFD}} (born 7 June 1947) is an Australian judge and soldier.
Early life and education
He was dux of the school at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in 1964 and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with First-Class Honours in Ancient Greek and Latin in 1968, a Bachelor of Laws Degree with Honours in 1972 and a Master of Laws Degree with Honours in 1984.
Career
Hoeben was a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He retired from the Supreme Court bench on 31 August 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-11|title=New Common Law Chief appointed to Supreme Court|url=https://www.dcj.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/new-common-law-chief-appointed-to-supreme-court|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Department of Communities and Justice|language=en}}
Hoeben also rose to the rank of major general as Commander of the 2nd Division in the Australian Army Reserve.[http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/supreme_court/ll_sc.nsf/pages/SCO_speech_hoeben_160804 "Swearing In Ceremony Of Clifton Hoeben"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302235240/http://lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/supreme_court/ll_sc.nsf/pages/SCO_speech_hoeben_160804 |date=2 March 2011 }} – Supreme Court of NSW Banco Court, Spigelman CJ (retrieved 6 June 2006)
References
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External links
- [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/obeid-sues-over-bulldogs-article/2006/08/14/1155407707503.html Obeid Sues over Bulldogs Article], Sydney Morning Herald, Malcolm Brown, 14 August 2006.
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Category:Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Category:Members of the Order of Australia
Category:Sydney Law School alumni
Category:People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
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