#OnThisDay 1 May 1815 the Supreme Court of Civil Judicature was opened by its first judge, Jeffrey Hart Bent. He in turn swore in William Broughton and Alexander Riley as magistrates. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Charter of Justice in 1814 and dealt with pleas of debt, account or other contracts, trespasses and other personal pleas. The Court was abolished by the Third Charter of Justice in 1823 and replaced by the Supreme Court of NSW that dealt with both civil and criminal jurisdictions.
Source: Currey, C. (1966). Bent, Jeffery Hart (1781-1852). Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1
Related
- Digitised entries in the Colonial Secretary's Index under Supreme Court
- Digitised entries in the Colonial Secretary's Index under Jeffrey Hart Bent
- Digitised entries in the Colonial Secretary's Index under William Broughton
- Digitised entries in the Colonial Secretary's index under Alexander Riley
- Index to the Court of Civil Jurisdiction, 1799-1814
- Australian Dictionary of Biography entry for Jeffery Hart Bent
