| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable Justice |
| Leslie Katz | |
| Office: | Judge of the Federal Court of Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian, Canadian |
| Occupation: | Judge and lawyer |
| Termend: | 21 March 2002 |
| Termstart: | 30 September 1998 |
Leslie Katz is a former Solicitor General for New South Wales (1997–1998) who later became a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.[1] [2] Katz served on the Court from 30 September 1998 to 21 March 2002.[3] [4] Katz became seriously ill in December 2001, prompting his resignation the following year.[5] Previously an academic at the University of Sydney, Katz in 1980 had become a member of the New South Wales Bar.[6]
As Solicitor General, Katz appeared in a case arising out of the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy, where it was argued removing heritage protection is unconstitutional.[7]
Katz reports having been influenced to move from a career in academia to practice by former High Court Justice Michael Kirby.[8] At the time, Kirby was the head of the Australian Law Reform Commission.