Jeffrey Spender (judge)

{{Short description|Australian judge}}

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|name = Jeffrey Ernest John Spender

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|office = Judge of the Federal Court of Australia

|term_start = 17 May 1984

|term_end = 19 July 2010

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|spouse = Glenice Spender

|children = Fiona, Duncan, and Tom

|nationality = Australian

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Jeffrey Ernest John Spender {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KC|size=100%}} is a former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia that served from 17 May 1984 to 19 July 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/judges/former-judges |title=Former Judges of the Court |publisher=Federal Court of Australia |date=5 January 2022 |access-date=6 January 2022}}

Jeff Spender graduated from the University of Queensland in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science, with honours in Mathematics. From 1967 until 1984 he practised at the Queensland Bar. In 1968 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Queensland. In 1972 Spender graduated from the University of London with a Master of Laws. In 1983, he was appointed Queen's Counsel.{{cite web |url=http://www.queenslandirish.com/site-content/QIA-Notice_of_meeting_of_members-25_July_2017.pdf |title=NOTICE OF MEETING OF MEMBERS: QUEENSLAND IRISH ASSOCIATION FRIENDLY SOCIETY LTD (IN LIQ) ("QIA") |publisher=QUEENSLAND IRISH ASSOCIATION FRIENDLY SOCIETY |page=7 |access-date=6 January 2022}}

Spender served as a presidential member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and as a judge of the Industrial Relations Court of Australia. He served as an additional judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. He was appointed a member of the Court of Appeal of the Kingdom of Tonga in 2001.