Overview
- Premier David Crisafulli announced on Tuesday that Justice Thomas Bradley has been chosen as Queensland’s 28th governor with formal approval from King Charles.
- Bradley is due to be sworn in on 1 November, at which point Dr Jeannette Young will step down after five years in the role.
- He began as a barrister in 2000, was appointed Queen’s Counsel by 2013, joined the Supreme Court in 2018 and was elevated to the Court of Appeal in March 2025.
- Bradley is a long‑time arts patron and youth mentor and has served as an ambassador for the Pinnacle Foundation, and he will be the state’s first openly gay governor.
- His appointment moves a senior jurist into a role that mixes constitutional duties with public engagement, so observers will watch his patronage choices and regional visits as signs of how he balances legal restraint with community outreach.