John Basten

John Basten (an haife shi a shekara ta 1947) tsohon alƙali ne na Kotun daukaka kara ta Kotun Koli ta New South Wales wanda ya yi aiki daga 2 ga Mayu 2005 zuwa 15 ga Afrilu 2022. Kodayake ba alƙali na daukaka kara ba kuma ya kai shekaru 75, ya ci gaba da aiki a matsayin Alkalin daukaka kara na Kotun Koli na New South Wales.

 Ilimi 
Basten ya kammala karatu a fannin shari'a, tare da girmamawa na farko, daga Jami'ar Adelaide . Daga baya ya sami digiri na farko a fannin shari'ar farar hula daga Jami'ar Oxford. 

 Ayyuka 
Daga 1996-99, Basten ya yi aiki a matsayin kwamishinan lokaci-lokaci na Hukumar Gyara Dokar New South Wales . Ya kasance memba na New South Wales Pay Equity Taskforce daga 1996 zuwa 1997, kwamishinan ɗan lokaci na Hukumar Gyara Dokar Australiya daga 1986 zuwa 1987, malami a shari'a a Jami'ar New South Wales daga 1974 zuwa 1982, kuma Bigelow Teaching Fellow a Jami'an Chicago daga 1972 zuwa 1973. Ya kuma yi aiki a matsayin Kwamishinan sauraro na ɗan lokaci na Hukumar Kare Hakkin Dan Adam da Daidaitaccen Hanyar daga 1994 zuwa 1997. 

A shekara ta 1992, an nada Basten a matsayin mai ba da shawara ga Sarauniya. An nada shi Alkalin daukaka kara na Kotun daukaka kara ta New South Wales a shekara ta 2005.  Basten ya kasance babban alƙali na daukaka kara daga ritayar Mai Shari'a Ruth McColl a cikin 2019 har zuwa ritayar kansa a watan Afrilu 2022. Tun daga watan Afrilu na shekara ta 2022, ya yi aiki a matsayin Alkalin daukaka kara a cikin Kotun daukaka kara ta NSW, matsayin da aka ba shi izinin rikewa har zuwa watan Afrilu 2025.

A cikin 2022, Jami'ar New South Wales ta gabatar da Basten tare da Dokta na girmamawa a Shari'a. A watan Satumbar 2024, Jami'ar Adelaide ta gabatar da Basten tare da Dokta na girmamawa a Shari'a "don aikinsa a matsayin masanin kimiyya, mai ba da shawara da alƙali".

An nada Basten a matsayin Jami'in Order of Australia a cikin girmamawar ranar Australia ta 2025 "don hidima mai ban sha'awa ga doka a matsayin alƙali, ga ilimin shari'a, ga matsayi na jirgi da kwamiti, kuma a matsayin mai fafutukar 'yan asalin ƙasar da' yancin ɗan adam".

 Manazarta 

Rukuni:Haifaffun 1947
Rukuni:Rayayyun mutane