Peter Wolstenholme Young, AO, KC (born (1940-04-24)24 April 1940, in Sydney[1]) is a retired Australian judge who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of New South Wales for 27 years, retiring in 2012.
In more recent years, Young's eldest son, Marcus, also a barrister, joined the bar in 1993 and was appointed as a Senior Counsel in 2011.
He was appointed as a judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal in 2009 and served until his retirement in 2012.
[2][3] In 2004, Young was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for service to the law and the administration of justice, to legal scholarship, and the community through the Anglican Church of Australia.
[4] He edited the Australian Law Journal for 24 years, retiring in April 2016.