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Sir Anthony Mason KBE , AC (born 1925 ), Australia n Judge and naval officer, was the ninth Chief Justice of the High Court Of Australia , sitting on the bench of the High Court from 1972 to 1995 . EDUCATION In Sydney , where he grew up, Mason was a student at Sydney Grammar School . During World War II , Mason served in the Royal Australian Air Force , holding the rank of Flying Officer . After the war, he studied at the University Of Sydney , graduating with Bachelor degrees in Arts and Law. LEGAL CAREER Mason was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1951 , and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1964 . For five years, Mason lectured in law at the University Of Sydney , his students including two future High Court Justices, Mary Gaudron and William Gummow . Mason was the Commonwealth Solicitor-General from 1964 to 1969 . During this time, he contributed greatly to the development of the Commonwealth's Administrative Law system. JUDICIAL CAREER In 1969 , Mason was made a judge of the Supreme Court Of New South Wales , where he sat as a member of the Court Of Appeal . He held this position until 1972 , when he was appointed to the bench of the High Court Of Australia . After fifteen years on the bench, and following the retirement of Sir Harry Gibbs , Mason was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court in 1987 . Mason retired from the Court in 1995 . Mason had a significant influence over the High Court. Initially a conservative judge, the influence of his colleague Lionel Murphy saw many of Mason's judgements become more controversial in nature. His tenure as Chief Justice can be seen as the high-water mark of the movement away from the "strict legalism" which characterised the High Court under Sir Owen Dixon . Mason was more flexible in his attitude to Precedent than many other judges, viewing it more as a policy for consistency than something which would strictly coerce and constrain his decisions. During the years of the "Mason Court", there were a variety of important cases decided, including Mabo V Queensland and Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd V Commonwealth . From 1996 to 1997 , Mason was a Professor of legal science at the University Of Cambridge in Cambridge , United Kingdom . In 1997 , Mason was made a non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court Of Final Appeal . Mason is also a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Law at the Australian National University . HONOURS
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