Henry Hodges (jurist)

Sir Henry Edward Agincourt Hodges (October 1844 – 8 August 1919) was senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia.

[1] He worked as a tutor for the families of, successively, Premier James Francis and Chief Justice William Stawell.

[2] In 1889 a position on the judiciary became available he was appointed as a puisne judge to the Supreme Court Bench.

[2][1] With the exception of Sir Thomas à Beckett, he was longer on the bench than any other judge.

[2] He died at "Dreamthorpe", a magnificent summer residence on the slopes of Mount Macedon that he established.