Appointments
The following alumni hold current appointments in the highest courts of the Australian and Victorian judicial systems.
High Court of Australia
| Justice | Appointment Date |
|---|---|
| The Hon Justice Simon H P Steward (LLB(Hons) 1990, LLM 2000) | 1 December 2020 |
Federal Court of Australia
| Judges | Appointment Date |
|---|---|
| The Hon Justice Susan C Kenny (BA(Hons) 1975, LLB(Hons) 1977) | 16 October 1998 |
| The Hon Justice John E Middleton (LLB(Hons) 1974) | 31 July 2006 |
| The Hon Justice Jonathan B R Beach (BSc 1980, BA/LLB 1982, MA 2010) | 30 June 2014 |
| The Hon Justice Mark K Moshinsky (BA 1987, LLB(Hons) 1988) | 2 November 2015 |
| The Hon Justice David J O'Callaghan (BA 1979, LLB 1980) | 1 February 2017 |
| The Hon Justice Simon Steward (LLB(Hons) 1990, LLM 2000) | 1 February 2018 |
| The Hon Michael F Wheelahan (LLB 1985) | 3 October 2018 |
| The Hon Paul E Anastassiou (BA, LLB(Hons) 1982) | 1 February 2019 |
| The Michael H O'Bryan (BSc 1984, LLB(Hons) 1985) | 26 February 2019 |
Family Court of Australia
| Chief Justice | Appointment Date |
|---|---|
| The Hon Deputy Chief Justice William Alstergren (LLB 1990 Law, LLM 2010) | 10 December 2018 |
| Judge | Appointment Date |
| The Hon Justice Victoria J Bennett (LLB 1982) | 30 November 2005 |
| The Hon Justice Jillian E Williams (BA, LLB 1981) | February 8 2019 |
| The Hon Joshua D Wilson (MCommrclLaw 2005) | 11 March 2019 |
| The Hon Timothy J McEvoy (BA, LLB(Hons 1993, LLM 1997) | 27 March 2019 |
Federal Circuit Court of Australia
| Chief Judge | Appointment Date |
|---|---|
| His Honour Chief Judge William E Alstergren (LLB 1990, LLM 2010) | 13 October 2017 |
| Judges | Appointment Date |
| Her Honour Judge Heather M Riley (LLB 1983) | 3 July 2006 |
| His Honour Judge Robert A Cameron (GDip Insurance Law 2010) | 3 October 2006 |
| Her Honour Judge Judith M Small (LLB 1989) | 15 April 2013 |
| Her Honour Judge Suzanne J Jones (LLB 1999) | 3 June 2013 |
| His Honour Judge Anthony (Tony) P Young (BCom 1989, LLB 1990) | 31 July 2015 |
| Her Honour Judge Caroline E Kirton (BA(Hons) 1983, LLB 1986) | 29 January 2018 |
| His Honour Judge Karl T Blake (BCom, LLB(Hons ) 1996) | 30 January 2019 |
Supreme Court of Victoria
| President of the Court of Appeal | Appointment Date |
|---|---|
| The Hon Justice Chris M Maxwell AC (BA(Hons) 1974, LLB 1983) | 18 July 2005 |
| Judges of the Court of Appeal | Appointment Date |
| The Hon Justice Simon P Whelan (BA/LLB(Hons) 1976) | (2004*) 16 October 2012 |
| The Hon Justice Phillip G Priest (LLM 1992) | 23 October 2012 |
| The Hon Justice Emilios J Kyrou (BCom 1981, LLB(Hons) 1982) | 29 July 2014 |
| The Hon Justice Stephen G E McLeish (BA/LLB(Hons) 1986) | 3 March 2015 |
| The Hon Justice Kim W S Hargrave (LLB(Hons) 1976) | (2005*) 19 December 2017 |
| The Hon Justice Terence M Forrest (LLB 1978) | 10 July 2018 |
| The Hon Justice Michael L Sifris (LLM 1992) | 2 June 2020 |
| Judges of the Trial Division | Appointment Date |
| The Hon Justice Peter W Almond (BA 1977, LLB 1978, LLM 1985) | 28 July 2010 |
| The Hon Justice John R Dixon (LLM 1981) | 14 September 2010 |
| The Hon Justice Kate McMillan (LLB 1974) | 6 March 2012 |
| The Hon Justice Geoffrey J Digby (LLB 1977) | 19 November 2012 |
| The Hon Justice Timothy J Ginnane (BA/LLB(Hons) 1975) | 4 June 2013 |
| The Hon Justice Joanne Cameron (BA 1987, LLB 1988) | 12 August 2014 |
| The Hon Justice Christopher W Beale (BA/LLB(Hons) 1984) | 2 September 2014 |
| The Hon Justice Michael P McDonald (BA/LLB 1983, LLM 1991) | 16 September 2014 |
| The Hon Justice Rita Zammit (BA 1981, GDipSpecEd 1990, LLB(Hons) 1995) | 3 February 2015 |
| The Hon Justice Peter J Riordan (LLB 1974) | 10 March 2015 |
| The Hon Justice John R Champion (LLB 1973, GDipArts(Crim) 1974, GDipCorp&SecLaw 1994) | 19 December 2017 |
| The Hon Justice Michelle L Quigley (LLB 1984) | 19 December 2017 |
| The Hon Justice Matthew N Connock (LLM 1996) | 10 April 2018 |
| The Hon Justice Melinda J Richards (BA 1990, LLB(Hons) 1991) | 24 April 2018 |
| The Hon Justice Kevin J Lyons (BA 1987, LLB 1988) | 22 May 2018 |
| The Hon Justice Lesley A Taylor (LLM 1999) | 10 July 2018 |
| The Hon Justice Jacinta M Forbes (BA 1987, LLB 1988) | 16 April 2019 |
| The Hon Justice Jim Delany QC (LLB '78, LLM '85) | 2 June 2020 |
| Reserve Judges | Appointment Date |
| The Hon Justice David J Ashley AM (LLB (Hons) 1964) | 9 April 2013 |
| The Hon Justice Paul A Coghlan (LLB 1968) | 12 January 2014 |
| The Hon Justice Julie A Dodds-Streeton (BA(Hons) 1973, LLB(Hons 1979) | 24 November 2015 |
| The Hon Justice Ross M Robson (BCom 1968, LLB(Hons) 1971, LLM 1975, BA 1996, BA(Hons) 2003) | 1 August 2016 |
| The Hon Justice Robert S Osborn (BA(Hons) 1970, LLB(Hons) 1972, LLM 1976) | 23 June 2018 |
| The Hon Gregory H Garde AO (BA(Hons) 1970, LLB(Hons) 1972, LLM 1975) |
County Court of Victoria
| Judges | Appointment Date |
|---|---|
| Her Honour Judge Rachelle A Lewitan AM (BA 1973, LLB(Hons) 1973) | 21 April 1998 |
| Her Honour Judge Susan M Cohen (BA 1975, LLB(Hons) 1977) | 20 August 2001 |
| Her Honour Judge Irene E Lawson (LLB 1978) | 26 March 2002 |
| His Honour Judge Michael P Bourke (LLB 1977) | 10 September 2002 |
| Her Honour Judge Elizabeth (Liz) M Gaynor (BA 1977, LLB 1978) | 10 September 2002 |
| His Honour Judge Phillip J Coish (BCom 1977, LLM 1996) | 19 September 2002 |
| Her Honour Judge Wendy A Wilmoth (BA 1972, LLB 1973, LLM 1979) | 8 April 2003 |
| Her Honour Judge Sandra Davis (LLB(Hons) 1988) | 26 October 2004 |
| His Honour Judge Damian Murphy (LLB(Hons) 1977, LLM 1995) | 24 October 2006 |
| Her Honour Judge Katherine L Bourke (BA 1981, LLB 1983, LLM 1992) | 11 December 2007 |
| His Honour Judge Paul G Lacava (LLB 1973) | 27 May 2008 |
| His Honour Judge Francesco (Frank) D Saccardo (BCom 1977, LLB 1977) | 2 February 2009 |
| His Honour Judge Gerard P Mullaly (BA(Hons) 1983, LLB 1986) | 7 April 2009 |
| Her Honour Judge Kathryn E Kings (LLB 1972, LLM 1983) | 4 November 2009 |
| His Honour Judge Michael H Tinney (LLB 1982) | 16 March 2010 |
| Her Honour Judge Gabriele T Cannon (LLB 1984) | 30 March 2010 |
| His Honour Judge Mark E Dean (BA/LLB 1980) | 28 September 2010 |
| His Honour Judge John F Carmody (BCom/LLB 1979) | 7 June 2011 |
| His Honour Judge Michael F Macnamara (BA(Hons) 1973, LLB(Hons) 1975) | 7 February 2012 |
| His Honour Judge William (Bill) E Stuart (LLB 1976) | 28 February 2012 |
| His Honour Judge David G Brookes (LLB 1974) | 7 August 2012 |
| His Honour Judge John A Jordan (LLB(Hons) 1970, BA 1976) | 1 February 2013 |
| His Honour Judge Paul J Cosgrave (BA 1978, LLB(Hons) 1979) | 7 May 2013 |
| His Honour Judge Gavan F Meredith (LLB 1984) | 28 May 2013 |
| His Honour Judge Peter H Lauritsen (BA 1973, LLB 1974) (Chief Magistrate) | 24 May 2016 |
| Her Honour Judge Samantha L Marks (BA 1985, LLB 1986) | 13 September 2016 |
| Her Honour Judge Julie Condon (BA 1992, LLB(Hons) 1992) | 19 December 2017 |
| His Honour Judge Philip J Ginnane (LLB 1986) | 11 September 2018 |
| Her Honour Judge Sarah Leighfield (LLB(Hons) '02) | 10 June 2020 |
| Her Honour | |
| Reserve Judges | Appointment Date |
| His Honour Judge John R Bowman (LLB(Hons) 1967) | 20 February 2001 |
Magistrates' Court of Victoria
| Deputy Chief Magistrates |
|---|
| Her Honour Deputy Chief Magistrate Susan M Wakeling (LLB '85) |
| Magistrates |
| Her Honour Magistrate Donna Bakos (LLB 1986) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Jennifer Bowles (BCom/LLB 1982) |
| His Honour Magistrate Gerard R Bryant (BCom 1985, LLB 1990) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Abigail Burchill (BA/LLB(Hons) 1994) |
| His Honour Magistrate Gregory T Connellan (BCom/LLB 1979) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Suzette Dootjes (LLB(Hons) 1981) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Alanna M Duffy (LLM 2003) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Michelle P Ehrlich (LLB 1987) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Caitlin English (LLB 1988) |
| His Honour Magistrate Bernard R Fitzgerald (BA(Hons) 1979, LLB(Hons) 1983) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Lesley A Fleming (BA 1981, LLB 1985) |
| His Honour Magistrate Phillip Goldberg (LLB 1977) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Anne Goldsbrough (LLB 1981) |
| His Honour Magistrate Martin L Grinberg (LLB(Hons) 1995) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Jennifer M Grubissa (LLB 1991, BA(Hons) 1992) |
| His Honour Magistrate John W Hardy (LLB 1975) |
| His Honour Magistrate Timothy S Hoare (LLB 1997) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Michelle Hodgson (LLB 1991) |
| His Honour Magistrate Constantinos N Kilias (BA 1981, LLB 1984) |
| His Honour Magistrate Randal J Kune (LLB(Hons) 1994, LLM 1998) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Elizabeth Lambden (LLB 1987) |
| His Honour Magistrate Nunzio La Rosa (BCom 1978, LLB 1980) |
| His Honour Magistrate Stephen Lee (BCom 1985, LLB 1985) |
| His Honour Magistrate Dominic Lennon (BA 1986, LLB 1987, GDipMilLaw, 2005) |
| His Honour Magistrate Gerard M Lethbridge (BA/LLB 1983) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Denise Livingstone (LLB 1980) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Mary-Anne E MacCallum (LLB(Hons) 1992) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Kay H Macpherson (LLB 1978) |
| His Honour Magistrate Lance Martin (LLB 1982) |
| His Honour Magistrate Ross G Maxted (LLB 1978) |
| His Honour Magistrate Gregory L McNamara (LLB 1974) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Johanna M Metcalf (BA 1984, LLB 1985) |
| His Honour Magistrate John L O'Callaghan (LLM 1995) |
| His Honour Magistrate Anthony W Parsons (LLB 1983) |
| His Honour Magistrate Michael Richards (LLB 1978) |
| His Honour Magistrate Ronald N Saines (BCom 1973, LLB 1974) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Sharon E Smith (BA 1992, LLB 1992) |
| His Honour Magistrate Brian R Wright (LLM 1977) |
| Reserve Magistrates |
| His Honour Magistrate Leonard H Brear (LLB 1965, BA 1968) |
| His Honour Magistrate John W Doherty (LLB 1986) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Margaret G Harding (BA 1969, LLB 1978) |
| His Honour Magistrate Louis J Hill (LLB 1973, LLM 1996) |
| Her Honour Magistrate Catherine F Lamble (LLB 1975) |
| His Honour Magistrate Gregory J Levine OAM (LLB 1969, GDipArts(Crim) 1992) |
| His Honour Magistrate Ian T McGrane (LLB(Hons) 1977) |
| His Honour Magistrate Daniel J Muling (LLB 1989) |
| His Honour Magistrate John M Murphy (LLB 1974) |