Melbourne Law School would like to congratulate the following alumni on their appointments, honours and awards (as at 12 April 2019).
Melbourne Law School would like to congratulate the following alumni on their appointments, honours and awards (as at 4 October 2019):
Queen's Birthday Honours
The Hon Justice Paul A Coghlan AO (LLB ’68)
Mr Trevor S Cohen AM (LLB ’60)
Dr Matthew J Collins AM QC (PhD ’00)
Mr Jamie M Gardiner OAM (LLB(Hons) ’92)
Mr Paul A Hameister OAM (LLB ’92)
Mr Peter B Hardham OAM (LLB ’65)
Mr Richard A Leder OAM (GDipCommLaw ’93)
Mr Bruce Levet OAM (LLM ’10)
Ms Alison P O’Brien PSM (LLB(Hons) ’95)
Mr James W Peters AM QC (LLB ’83)
Professor Greg Reinhardt AM (LLB(Hons) ’76)
Mr Michael W Shand AM QC (LLB(Hons) ’75, LLM ’83)
Mr Jon J Webster AM (LLB(Hons) ’75, LLM ’80)
Judicial appointments
Supreme Court of Victoria
The Hon Justice Jacinta Forbes QC (LLB ’88)
County Court of Victoria
Her Honour Judge Rosemary Carlin (LLB ’83)
Magistrates Court of Victoria
Her Honour Magistrate Suzette Dootjes (LLB ’81)
Student awards
Audrey Packer Cook has won the 2019 National Indigenous Law Student of the Year Award. Presented by the Attorney General’s Office in Darwin, the award recognised Audrey’s academic achievements, as well as her contributions to improved justice outcomes in her community.
Matthew Psycharis has been awarded the Cambridge Australia Caius Scholarship for 2019. Matthew studied the Melbourne JD in 2016, and will now complete his PhD in law at the University of Cambridge. Matthew is also supported by a W.M. Tapp Scholarship.