New judges appointed to Federal Court and FCFCOA

Six new judges have been appointed to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA), with one judge...

13 March 2025

By Lauren Croft

New judge appointed to Tasmanian Supreme Court

A new judge has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, bringing more than 25 years of legal experience with...

11 February 2025

By Lauren Croft

‘Unfounded attacks’, stress and trauma continue to threaten judiciary

The various threats to judges’ mental and physical health, and subsequently “their capacity to judge well”, are...

13 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

8 new judges appointed to Federal Court

The Federal Court of Australia is set to welcome eight new judges in the coming weeks after new funding was made...

09 December 2024

By Lauren Croft

Judicial independence ‘not a luxury or privilege to dispense with’, report finds

When it comes to the extent of judicial independence in Australia, a new report has found that “there is much to be...

02 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW magistrates to be referred to as judges

Magistrates in the NSW Local Court will soon be referred to as judges to acknowledge their “vital role” within the...

25 November 2024

By Grace Robbie

3 barristers join NSW District Court

Last week, three barristers were appointed to the District Court of NSW, bringing a combined seven decades of legal...

04 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

12 new judges appointed to FCFCOA

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named 12 new judges for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, three of...

06 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Law Council president appointed FCFCOA judge

Tass Liveris, who was the 2022 president of the Law Council of Australia and president of the Law Society of the...

07 February 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Technology, AI and hacking predicted at the Bar in 2024

Technology advancements, both good and bad, were a big theme at the end of 2023, and they will likely continue to...

29 January 2024

By Naomi Neilson

NZ chief judges move to address concerns for lawyers’ wellbeing

The chief judges of both the High Court and District Court in New Zealand have taken the “unusual step” of writing...

31 July 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Silk named as new judge of WA District Court

West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed a Perth-based barrister to the state’s District Court as...

24 July 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

2 silks named as NSW Supreme Court judges

Two senior counsel have been appointed as judges of the NSW Supreme Court’s equity...

30 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Attacks’ on new ALRC president ‘misconceived’ and ‘unfair’, say senior judges

The Federal Court Chief Justice, Australian Judicial Officers Association, and Law Council have slammed...

27 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Bar Association president named Supreme Court judge in WA

Matthew Howard SC, who has served as the president of both the Australian Bar and WA Bar associations, has been...

26 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Over 80 federal judges travel to Alice Springs for ‘rare and invaluable’ learning

Judges from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) have travelled to Alice Springs to listen and...

22 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

2 new Supreme Court judges, 2 new County Court judges named in Victoria

Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has appointed an associate judge and silk to the state’s Supreme Court and...

19 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

New judges named in NSW, Queensland and Victoria

In the past week, the attorneys-general of NSW, Queensland and Victoria have made judicial appointments for their...

05 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

AI: Why judges and lawyers are not immune

The legal profession will be among the first to be substantially disrupted by the advent of artificial intelligence...

22 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

New NSW A-G appoints judge of appeal, 2 judges for District Court

Michael Daley, the newly appointed Attorney-General in NSW, has named a new judge of appeal for the state’s Supreme...

16 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy