John Dixon is a former judge at the Supreme Court of Victoria, who had a legal career spanning 40 years.
[1] From 1977 Dixon practised as a lawyer,[1] spending 27 years of his practice in criminal and commercial law.
[3] He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria in the Trials Division[1] on 14 September 2014.
[3] During his tenure as judge, he presided over some complex class actions, including by victims of the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009,[2][4] another which challenged legal fees charged by lawyers, and the Rebel Wilson defamation case against Bauer Media in 2018.
He also occupied positions on a number of bodies, including:[3] Dixon retired in September 2023.