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Addressing judicial officers

General

Street Address	Supreme Court of New South Wales Queens Square Sydney NSW 2000
General	When on the Bench all Judges of the Supreme Court are addressed as 'Your Honour'.
In Conversation	'Judge' unless otherwise indicated.
In Writing	*The Honourable Mr Justice (surname) The Honourable Justice (surname)
	*See list of current judicial officers for the preferred form of address for individual Judges. 'Honourable' may be abbreviated to 'Hon.'
Letter begins	Dear Judge, unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviation	(Surname) J

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New South Wales

Writing	The Honourable A.S. Bell, Chief Justice of New South Wales Supreme Court of New South Wales Queens Square Sydney NSW 2000
Letter Begins	Dear Chief Justice
In Conversation	Chief Justice
Abbreviation	Bell CJ

Court of Appeal

Street Address	Court of Appeal Supreme Court of New South Wales Queens Square Sydney NSW 2000
President	The Honourable Justice Julie Ward President Court of Appeal Supreme Court of New South Wales Queens Square Sydney NSW 2000
Letters begin	Dear Judge (unless otherwise indicated)
In Conversation	Judge
Abbreviation	Ward P
Members	e.g. Basten JA

Equity Division, Chief Judge

Chief Judge in Equity	The Honourable Justice David Hammerschlag, Chief Judge in Equity Supreme Court of New South Wales Queens Square Sydney NSW 2000
Letters begin	Dear Judge
In Conversation	Chief Judge (unless otherwise indicated)
Abbreviation	Hammerschlag CJ in Eq

Common Law Division, Chief Judge

Chief Judge at Common Law	The Honourable Justice Robert Beech-Jones, Chief Judge at Common Law Supreme Court of New South Wales Queens Square Sydney NSW 2000
Letters begin	Dear Judge
In Conversation	Chief Judge (unless otherwise indicated)
Abbreviation	Beech-Jones CJ at CL

Associate Judges*

In Writing	The Honourable Associate Justice (Surname) Supreme Court of New South Wales Queens Square Sydney NSW 2000
Letters begin	Dear Judge
In Conversation	Judge
Abbreviation	(Surname) AsJ

*this office was formerly known as Master of the Supreme Court until the introduction of new legislation on 15 June 2005.

Retired Judges

In Writing	The Honourable Sir (given name) ... [if Knighted] The Honourable Mr ...
In Conversation	Judge or Sir/Madam