Career
Allsop was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1981, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 1994. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in Western Australia in 1998.
From 2001-2008, Allsop was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. He has also served as an additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the ACT (2003–08). Allsop was appointed the President of the NSW Court of Appeal on 2 June 2008.
On 20 November 2012, Commonwealth Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced Allsop would be appointed Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia.
Allsop is also an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney, where he specialises in international admiralty and maritime law.
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