Helen Murrell

The Honourable Chief Justice
Helen Murrell
SC
5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Assumed office
28 October 2013
Appointed by Simon Corbell
Preceded by Terrence Higgins
Judge District Court of New South Wales
In office
1996–2013
Senior Judge Drug Court of New South Wales
In office
1998–2003
Acting Judge Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
In office
1996–1996
President Equal Opportunity Tribunal of New South Wales
In office
1997–1999
Deputy President Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales
In office
1997–1999
Deputy Chairperson New South Wales Medical Tribunal
In office
2005–2013
Personal details
Nationality Australian
Alma mater University of New South Wales
University of Sydney

Helen Gay Murrell SC is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, the superior court in the Australian Capital Territory.[1]

On 12 September 2013, Attorney-General Simon Corbell announced the appointment of Murrell to replace the retiring Supreme Court Chief Justice Terence Higgins. Murrell was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory on 28 October 2013 and is the first woman to have been appointed to that role.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chief Justice Helen Gay Murrell Biography" (PDF). Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. Inman, Michael. "Introducing the ACT's first female Supreme Court Chief Justice". Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-03-23.

 


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