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The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in the Australian state of Victoria. Founded in 1852, it is a superior court of common law and equity , with unlimited and inherent jurisdiction within the state.
Mark Samuel Weinberg AO FAAL KC (born 13 May 1948 [2]) is a former judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria, serving from July 2008 to May 2018. He is a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia who served from July 1998 to July 2008. [3] [4]
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 ...
Robert Osborn is a Court of Appeals justice at the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. [1] He was appointed in February 2012. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Before this he was the principal judge in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court.
Ferguson concurred with the Court of Appeal 2–1 majority rejecting the appeal, which was subsequently overruled by the High Court. [8] [9] On 5 September 2024, it was announced that Ferguson would retire as Chief Justice of Victoria and as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria with effect from 2 February 2025. [10]
The chief justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head. They are responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures. The current chief justice is Anne Ferguson, who was appointed by Governor Linda Dessau to succeed Marilyn Warren. Ferguson's term began on 2 ...
Cameron was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria on 12 August 2014, one of a growing number of solicitors, particularly female, appointed to Australian superior courts. [7] Chief Justice of the Federal Court James Allsop attributes the growing number of appointment of female solicitors to the shortage of women barristers aged 50–55 ...
The court is a superior court of limited jurisdiction, but below the High Court of Australia in the hierarchy of federal courts, and was created by the Federal Court of Australia Act in 1976. [ 24 ] Decisions of the High Court are binding on the Federal Court.