Stephen (Australian legal family)
The Stephen family is a prominent legal dynasty in Australia that has produced a number of judges and jurists. Members include:
- John Stephen, commissioner of the Courts of Requests in New South Wales, solicitor-general, judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
- Sidney Stephen, son of John, a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
- John Stephen,, son of John, alderman for the City of Melbourne.
- Sir Alfred Stephen , son of John, Lieutenant-Governor of NSW and Chief Justice of NSW.
- Francis Pasmore Stephen, son of John, solicitor in Sydney, and proprietor of the Australian newspaper.
- George Milner Stephen, son of John, advocate-general and crown solicitor in South Australia in 1838.
- Francis John Sidney Stephen, solicitor to the Melbourne City Council.
- James Wilberforce Stephen, judge of the Victorian Supreme Court.
- Montagu Stephen, son of Alfred, Solicitor, member for Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
- Sir Henry Stephen, son of Alfred, politician and Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
- Edward Milner Stephen, son of Alfred.
- Harold Stephen, son of George Milner, member for Monaro.
- Septimus Stephen, son of Alfred, founder of the law firm Stephen, Jaques and Stephen.
- Robert Campbell Stephen, son of Septimus, Brigadier-general in the British Army.
- Edward Milner Stephen son of Edward Milner, NSW supreme court judge 1929-1939.
- Sir Colin Campbell Stephen son of Septimus, joined his father's lawfirm Stephen, Jaques and Stephen.
- Adrian Consett Stephen , son of Consett, grandson of Montague, awarded the Croix de Guerre at the Somme and the Military Cross at Passchendaele before being killed in action in Ypres.
Sir Ninian Stephen, a Justice in the High Court and Governor-General of Australia does not appear to have been related.
