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Gaetano (Tony) Pagone was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 21 June 2013 until 31 March 2018.Until 21 June 2013, he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria in the Australian state of Victoria.
He completed secondary education at De La Salle College, Malvern and completed tertiary education at Monash University, graduating B.A., Dip.Ed., LL.B. In 1983, he obtained an LL.M. from Trinity Hall, Cambridge. In 2001, he was awarded a Monash Distinguished Alumni Award.
He was first appointed to the Supreme Court in 2001, and served until June 2002, when he took up the position of special counsel to the Commissioner of Taxation until December 2003. He was appointed to the Supreme Court again in May 2007, and was the judge in charge of the Commercial Court. He is a professorial fellow at the University of Melbourne.
The Honorable Tony Pagone QC was appointed as Commissioner to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on 13 September 2019.