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In 2000, Chief Magistrate of the Court Michael Adams was forced to stand down on 31 October after claims that he harassed female members of his court. This was reported on The 7.30 Report [6] and also in the Melbourne newspapers, resulting in the extraordinary vote. The Chief Magistrate is currently Justice Lisa Hannan. The Chief Executive ...
Judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Victoria as of 18 June 2022, include: Chief Justices of Victoria Presidents of the Court of Appeal Judges of Appeal Judges Reserve judges Position Name Appointment commenced Appointment ended Term in office Comments Notes Chief Justice William à Beckett 19 January 1852 20 February 1857 5 years, 32 days William Stawell 25 February 1857 24 ...
The Melbourne Magistrates' Court is the largest venue at which the Magistrates' Court of Victoria sits. It is a court in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that deals with, and dispenses of, a range of criminal and civil matters, including criminal prosecutions, money claims and disputes up to $100,000, and family violence and family law proceedings.
In 1990, Gray was appointed a magistrate in the Northern Territory. By 1992, he was Chief Magistrate of the Northern Territory. In that role he took issue with a government policy of mandatory sentencing for property offences [2] and, as a coroner, dealt with the first case of a euthanasia death under the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995.
In 1992, Coate was appointed a magistrate. [4] By September 1996, she was Deputy Chief Magistrate of Victoria. In June 2000, she was made a judge of the County Court of Victoria, and was made the first female President of the Children's Court of Victoria. [4]
Ian Gray – current Chief Magistrate, Magistrates' Court of Victoria; Felicity Hampel – human rights lawyer; Judge of the County Court of Victoria; Peter Hayes QC – high-profile barrister; Peter Hogg – constitutional law scholar; Graeme Johnstone – current State Coroner of Victoria
Chief Justice: Judge of the Supreme Court: Roma Mitchell: 23 September 1965 [4] Chief Judge of the District Court: Judge of the District Court: Kemeri Murray: 1973 [28] Chief Magistrate: Elizabeth Bolton: February 2007 [29] Tasmania: Chief Justice: Supreme Court: Shan Tennent: 15 March 2005 [30] Western Australia: Chief Justice: President Court ...
A chief magistrate is a public official, executive or judicial, whose office is the highest in its class. Historically, the two different meanings of magistrate have often overlapped and refer to, as the case may be, to a major political and administrative officer (usually at a subnational or colonial level) or a judge and barrister.