Samuel Joshua Jacobs (1920–2011) was an Australian lawyer and judge.
After being compulsorily retired at age 70 in 1990, he was recalled and appointed as Royal Commissioner into the inquiry into the State Bank of South Australia debt crisis.
He was educated at Scotch College, Adelaide (1929–1938) and the University of Adelaide where he obtained his law degree in 1948 – his studies were interrupted by World War II.
[1][2][3][4] He served in a wide range of organisations, including:[1][2][3][4] Jacobs was named an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
[6] He was awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Adelaide and South Australia.