Login
2 silks named as NSW Supreme Court judges
Two senior counsel have been appointed as judges of the NSW Supreme Court’s equity division.
Jerome Doraisamy
Anthony McGrath SC and Scott Nixon SC are both set to become judges in the Supreme Court of NSW.
To continue reading the rest of this article, please log in.
Create free account to get unlimited news articles and more!
Mr McGrath was called to the NSW Bar in 2000 and was appointed senior counsel in 2013. He appeared regularly before the NSW Supreme Court and the Federal Court of Australia, as well as the Independent Commission Against Corruption and in royal commissions, the NSW Attorney-General’s Department noted in a statement.
Mr Nixon, a Rhodes Scholar, was called to the NSW Bar in 2004 and was appointed senior counsel in 2016. The A-G’s Department said that he has also appeared in numerous complex commercial and corporations law matters in the Supreme Court and the Federal Court, at both trial and appellate levels.
Speaking about the appointments, A-G Michael Daley said: “Anthony McGrath SC and Scott Nixon SC are senior commercial lawyers with decades of experience appearing before the Supreme Court in complex commercial matters and providing strategic legal advice.
“Both are eminently well-qualified for their new role.”
The appointments are to replace Justice Philip Hallen and Justice Rowan Darke, both of whom are retiring.
“I wish both Justices Hallen and Darke well and thank them for their service to the court and the community,” the A-G said.
Mr Nixon will be sworn in on 8 August 2023, and Mr McGrath will be sworn in on 15 August 2023.
