The chief justice of Victoria is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of Victoria. The chief justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head. They are responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.
The current chief justice is Anne Ferguson, who was appointed by Governor Linda Dessau to succeed Marilyn Warren. Ferguson's term began on 2 October 2017.
| No. | Image | Chief Justice | Term began | Term ended | Time in of office | Governor appointed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
William à Beckett | 19 January 1852 | 20 February 1857 | 5 years, 32 days | Charles La Trobe | |
| 2 |  |
William Stawell KCMG | 25 February 1857 | 24 September 1886 | 29 years, 211 days | Henry Barkly GCMG, KCB, FRS, | |
| 3 |  |
George Higinbotham | 24 September 1886 | 31 December 1892 | 6 years, 98 days | Henry Loch GCB, GCMG, PC | |
| 4 |  |
John Madden GCMG | 9 January 1893 | 10 March 1918 | 25 years, 60 days | John Hope KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC | |
| 5 |  |
William Irvine GCMG | 9 April 1918 | 30 September 1935 | 17 years, 157 days | Arthur Stanley KCMG | |
| 6 | Frederick Mann KCMG | 1 October 1935 | 31 January 1944 | 8 years, 122 days | William Vanneck KCMG | ||
| 7 |  |
Edmund Herring KCMG, KBE, DSO, MC, KStJ, ED, KC | 2 February 1944 | 1 September 1964 | 20 years, 213 days | Winston Dugan GCMG, CB, DSO, KStJ | |
| 8 |  |
Henry Winneke AC, KCMG, KCVO, OBE, QC | 2 September 1964 | 31 May 1974 | 9 years, 271 days | Rohan Delacombe KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ | |
| 9 | John McIntosh Young AC, KCMG | 1 June 1974 | 16 December 1991 | 17 years, 198 days | Henry Winneke AC, KCMG, KCVO, OBE, QC | ||
| 10 | John Harber Phillips AC, QC | 17 December 1991 | 17 October 2003 | 11 years, 304 days | Davis McCaughey AC | ||
| 11 | Marilyn Warren AC, KC | 26 November 2003 | 1 October 2017 | 13 years, 309 days | John Landy AC, CVO, MBE | ||
| 12 | Anne Ferguson | 2 October 2017 | 6 years, 284 days | Linda Dessau AC, CVO | [1] |
