John Nagle

The Honourable John Hailes Flood "Gaffer" Nagle AO, QC (1913–2009) was a lawyer, soldier and prominent jurist, who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, from 1960 until 1983. Nagle led high-profile inquiries into the NSW Department of Corrective Services and the assassination of political candidate Donald Mackay.

John Flood Nagle
Justice of the Supreme Court
of New South Wales
In office
21 March 1960  10 July 1983
Nominated byBob Heffron
Appointed bySir Eric Woodward
Preceded bySir Kenneth Street
Succeeded byDavid Hodgson
Chief Judge at Common Law
In office
1979  10 July 1983
Preceded byRobert Taylor
Succeeded byColin Begg
Personal details
Born(1913-07-10)10 July 1913
Albury, New South Wales
Died16 September 2009(2009-09-16) (aged 96)
Spouse
Stephanie Scott
(m. 19441950)
EducationChristian Brothers College, Albury
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
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