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The court was established on 1 January 1934 by the ''Seat of Government Supreme Court Act 1933 (Cth)''. The first judge of the court was Lionel Lukin . The first Chief Judge was Russell Fox , appointed when the office was created in 1977 . It was substituted for the office of Chief Justice in 1982 . The first Chief Justice was Richard Blackburn . The current Chief Justice is Terrence Higgins.


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