Martin Moynihan (judge)

The Hon Justice Martin Patrick Moynihan AO QC was an eminent Australian lawyer and judge.

[1] After completing high school in 1958 at Marist College Ashgrove,[2] Moynihan went on to study Bachelor of Laws at the University of Queensland.

In 1986, He famously heard the Mabo case for the High Court of Australia.

[4] Moynihan served as chair of the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission from 2010-2011.

In 2001, Moynihan was awarded the Centenary Medal for long and distinguished service as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland.