Mr. Julian E. Salomons, the new Chief Ju…

Very rare colonial engraving of Chief Justice Julian Salomons.

Sir Julian Emanuel Salomons (4 November 1835 – 6 April 1909) was a barrister, royal commissioner, solicitor-general, chief justice and member of parliament. He was the only chief justice in New South Wales to be appointed and resign before he was ever sworn into office. He had general support with most newspapers and from the legal profession. Nevertheless, he decided on 19 November 1886 to resign the position before actually taking the oath of office. He was therefore gazetted as chief justice for only six days, having resigned twelve days after being offered the position.

From the original edition of the Town and Country Journal.