The Marist Alumni Project identifies and celebrates the contribution Marist educated men and women have made to our nation. This project aligns itself with Marcellin Champagnat’s call to all of us, particularly in the education of the young, to ‘form good Christians and virtuous citizens.’
The main outcome of this project is the creation of an Anthology of Outstanding Australian Marist Alumni. The Anthology is a way of recognising those alumni who have made a significant and outstanding contribution to Australian life. All our schools and organisations unquestionably have many, many ex-students who have gone on to became highly productive, influential and honourable citizens of this country. The intent of the Marist Alumni Project is to capture some of those who have truly made their mark on Australian society.
Marist schools are invited to provide further nominations to the Marist Alumni: submit nominees via the online form.
For inquiries related to the Marist Alumni, please email: alumniproject@marists.org.au.
Parramatta Marist High School 1950-1955.
Bachelor of Arts and Law (first class honours) followed by a Masters in Law from Harvard Law School.
Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1981 followed by an appointment to the Federal Court as Justice in 1994 where he served on the bench for 15 years.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1904-1908.
Awarded Military Cross for gallant service on the Western Front 1917
Renowned criminal barrister and defender of civil liberties.
Served in WWII as Brigadier in command of repatriation of Australian soldiers who were prisoners of war.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1929-1936.
Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea 1978-1980.
Justice of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea.
Captain, 7th Division AIF serving in the Middle East and New Guinea.
Awarded MBE for service on the Kokoda Track.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1975-1980.
Chief Justice of the Northern Territory 2016-current (as at 2023).
Solicitor-General of the Northern Territory.
Lecturer in law at Charles Darwin University.
Inaugural Member of the Australian Rugby Union National Judicial Committee.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1950-1955.
Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (1998-2008).
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales.
President of New South Wales Bar Association.
St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill 1943-1947.
22nd Governor-General of Australia (1996-2001).
Justice of the High Court and part of the majority which recognised native title in the landmark Mabo case of 1992.
Justice of the Federal Court and President of the Australian Trade Practices Tribunal.
Justice of the NSW Supreme Court.
St Gregory’s College Campbelltown 1998-2003.
Senior Judicial Registrar of the Federal Circuit and Family Court Australia, Law Society of New South Wales, Junior Vice – President and Councillor, LLB, Western Sydney University 2011, Lecturer, Faculty, Western Sydney University, Macarthur Law Society, President, Macarthur and Southwest Sydney Volunteer of the Year 2018.
St Gregory’s College Campbelltown 1963-1968.
Currently (as at 2023) the Senior Partner of Marsdens Law Group – reputedly the biggest New South Wales law firm outside the city of Sydney.
Community involvement has included: President of Ingleburn and Campbelltown Chambers of Commerce, Chairman of Western Suburbs Magpies, Inaugural Vice Chairman of Wests Tigers, Honorary Fellow of Western Sydney University, Ambassador of Campbelltown City, Patron of many sporting and community organisations.
St Gregory’s College Campbelltown 1993-1998.
Barrister practising in Sydney, Australia, with a broad legal practice and particular interest in criminal and human rights law.
Experience in teaching law related subjects as a Visiting Fellow, at Australian universities.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1958-1967.
Served as a member of the Victoria Police Force from 17 December 1973, graduating as Dux of a double squad, retiring after 32 years, 6 months at the rank of Superintendent.
Awarded the Australian Police Medal, National Medal 1st Clasp and Victoria Police Service Medal, 4th Clasp.
Served in various uniform, CIB and research roles, and even attended the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia for eleven weeks in 1996.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1955-1964.
LL.B (Hons) (University of Melbourne); LL.M (University of Virginia).
Chairman, NSW State Rail Authority 1995-1998.
Solicitor General for NSW 1998-Present (last edited 2023).
Author of a number of books on Australian history and politics.
Board Member at one time of NSW Public Transport Authority, NSW State Library, Sydney Writers Festival and University of Technology.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1971-1978.
Has worked as a Family Law Barrister for over 32 years, devoting time to various Victorian Bar Committees including being Chairman of his List of Barristers.
Finalist for Barrister of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2021 for the Lawyers Weekly Awards and Social Entrepreneur for Third Sector in 2020.
Founded a registered charity TO BE LOVED NETWORK that produces resources to assist children navigate family violence and separation.
Producer of award-winning films in this sector; and is a published author of a children's book to help children understand parental separation.
Marcellin College Bulleen 1956-1960.
Speechwriter and Ministerial Adviser to Premier of Victoria the Hon John Cain MP 1983-1986.
Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers 1994-2003.
General Counsel, Alfred Health 2003-2016.
Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the legal profession and the community 26 January 2020.
President, Law Institute of Victoria 2003 - appointed a Life Member of the Institute of Victoria in 2021.
President Australia China Business Council Victoria (ACBC) 1990-2002 - appointed a Life Member in 2003
Chair, College of Law Victoria 2006 to present (last updated 2023) Chair, AMREP Animal Services 2011 to present (last updated 2023)
St Ildephonsus College, New Norcia 1959-1964.
Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 1991 - 2010
An inaugural member of the Court of Appeal from 2005, following its establishment as a separate division of the Supreme Court.
Completed the two-year Royal Commission into the collapse of the HIH Insurance group in April 2003.
In July 2003, started the three-year hearing into Alan Bond's Bell group of companies - one of the nation's longest-running and most expensive civil actions.
Adjunct Professor of Law and visiting lecturer in law at both University of Western Australia and the University of Notre Dame Australia.
Long-time Member of the Board of Governors and current Trustee of the University of Notre Dame Australia.
Served as Chair of the Truth, Justice and Healing Council.
Chair of The Trustees of St John of God Australia Limited.
Actively involved within the schools sector having been the Chair of the governing body of a number of different primary and secondary schools.
Marist College Ashgrove 1952 -1958.
Served as Senior Judge Administrator, Supreme Court of Queensland (1991–2007).
President, Industrial Court of Queensland (1986–1993).
Judge, Commercial Causes "B" List, Supreme Court of Queensland (1985–1990).
Judge, Supreme Court of Queensland (1984–1991).
Awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2002.
Served as Chairperson and CEO of the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission in 2010-2011.
Justice Moynihan’s judgment in the Mabo case as a Queensland Supreme Court Judge gathered crucial local information to the Murray Islander’s case of native title and was key to the High Court decision in 1992 that led to the Native Title Act (1993) which created a framework that recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have rights and interests in certain land because of their traditional laws and customs.
Justice Moynihan’s 2008 Review of the civil and criminal justice system in Queensland report led to the Civil Criminal Jurisdiction Reform and Modernisation Amendment Act 2010 which contains the first stages of the Queensland government’s response to the report.
Marist College Ashgrove 1990-1994.
Served as a member of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council (2008–2010).
Served on the QUT Council (2008 – 2012).
Served as President of the Indigenous Lawyers Association of Queensland Inc (2007–09)
Was an editorial member of the Indigenous Law Bulletin (2007–2011)
Served as the Bar Association of Queensland President's Nominee for the Australian Bar Association's Indigenous Issues Committee in 2016.
Appointed a judge of the District Court of Queensland on 26 March 2018, Queensland’s first Indigenous judge.
Named the 2020 QUT Alumnus of the Year and the recipient of the 2020 QUT inaugural Indigenous Alumnus of the Year.
Marist College Ashgrove 1973-1981.
Admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1987 and practised at the private bar from 1988-2012.
Appointed a Judge of the District Court (Qld) in 2019, was a Magistrate 2012-2014, the Deputy Chief Magistrate 2014-2019 and Chief Magistrate 2019-2022.
Marist College Ashgrove 1966-1967.
Admitted to practice as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland in December 1973.
Appointed as Judge of the District Court In 1989.
Appointed the Chief Judge of the District Court in 2014.
Named member of the Order of Australia for “significant service to the Law and to the Judiciary of Queensland” in 2021.
Marist College Ashgrove 1945-1951.
Judge of the District Court of Queensland 1981-1985.
Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland 1985-2003.
Siena College, Doubleview 1977-1979 | Newman College, Churchlands 1980-1981.
Impact 25 Most Influential People in the Social Economy 2014 and 2021.
Deloitte Top 50 Outstanding LGBTI Executives 2018.
UNSW Alumni Award, Social Impact and Service 2021.