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Richard Tracey
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| Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| In office 24 July 2006 – 17 August 2018 | |
| 6th Judge Advocate General | |
| In office 26 September 2007 – 29 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Len Roberts-Smith |
| Succeeded by | Michael Slattery |
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| Born | Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey (1948-08-18)18 August 1948 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 11 October 2019(2019-10-11) (aged 71) California, United States |
| Education | Melbourne High School Newman College (University of Melbourne) University of Illinois |
| Profession | Judge, barrister |
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| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2014 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Australian Army Legal Corps |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Australia Reserve Force Decoration |
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Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey AM, RFD, QC (18 August 1948 – 11 October 2019) was an Australian military and civil judge and barrister, who was Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force from 2007 to 2014, and a judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 2006 to 2018. Following his retirement from the Federal Court, Tracey was appointed as a commissioner of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, however he died of cancer before the commission provided its interim report.[1]
In the 2014 Australia Day Honours Tracey was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "exceptional service in the field of military law, as a consultant for the Director of Army Legal Services, and as Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force".[2]
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| Preceded by | Judge Advocate General 2007–2014 |
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