Joseph Alexander Browne KC (25 February 1876 – 11 November 1946) was an Australian politician and judge.
He was educated at Grenfell and then at Fort Street High School, then working as a teacher from 1891 to 1903.
He worked as a clerk while studying at night, graduating from the University of Sydney in 1904 whereupon he was called to the bar.
[citation needed] Appointed King's Counsel in 1926, he resigned from the Council in 1932 to become Chief Industrial Commissioner.
[2] He resigned from this position in 1942 due to failing health and died at Potts Point in 1946.