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Adrian Knox

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania

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Sir Adrian Knox (1863 to 1932) was an Australian lawyer and judge who served as the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1919 to 1930, after building a distinguished legal career in Sydney. He presided over the landmark 1920 Engineers' Case, which reshaped the division of powers between the federal and state governments under the Australian Constitution.

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