Greg James

Who is Greg James?

Gregory Reginald "Greg" James AM QC is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He is one of the youngest Queen's Counsel ever appointed in New South Wales, appointed in 1982. He was one of several counsel involved in the Bathurst Gaol Riots of 1970, as well as Lead Counsel for the Bandidos Motorcycle Club during the Milperra Massacre.

He was a founding member of Barristers Services Co-operative Limited, which founded Frederick Jordan Chambers, the largest single group of barristers in New South Wales in 1972.

He was appointed as a part-time Commissioner for the New South Wales Law Reform Commission from 1985 to 1989 and again since 1999. He was appointed Counsel for Veterans during the Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia from 1984-1985. In 1988 he was appointed as an Associate Judge of the District Court of New South Wales, serving in this role until 1990.

In 1989 he, along with a number of other barristers, founded Forbes Chambers at 185 Elizabeth St, Sydney creating a specialist criminal chambers with no traditional ‘head of chambers’ hierarchy.