Gerard Brennan Judge
Sir Francis Gerard Brennan, AC, KBE, QC, (born 22 May 1928) is an Australian lawyer and jurist who served as the 10th Chief Justice of Australia, appointed by Prime Minister Paul Keating in 1995, making him the first Catholic to hold the office. Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser appointed Brennan to the Court in 1981. He has been described as the ideal judicial statesman: possessing an acute sense of fairness both within and outside the courtroom, a passion for justice under the rule of law, integrity, strong commitment to duty and public service, and great modesty. He is the father of prominent Jesuit priest and human rights lawyer, Frank Brennan.