Everything about Queensland Supreme Court totally explained
The
Supreme Court of Queensland, which is based at the
Law Courts Complex, is the superior
court for the
Australian
State of
Queensland and sits around the middle of the
Australian court hierarchy. It has
jurisdiction within the state in:
The court has judges permanently appointed to sit in
Rockhampton,
Townsville and
Cairns and regularly sits in other regional districts.
Composition
In 1991 the Queensland Supreme Court was restructured into two divisions, the Trial Division and the Court of Appeal. The Court is headed by the Chief Justice of Queensland (currently Chief Justice
Paul de Jersey) who sits in both the Trial Division and the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal comprises the President (currently Justice Margaret McMurdo) and four Judges of Appeal, who sit only in the Court of Appeal. Proceedings in the Court of Appeal are usually heard by three judges. The Trial Division comprises a number of trial judges, and is headed by the Senior Judge Administrator (currently Justice
John Byrne). Proceedings in the Trial Division are heard by one trial judge. Most trial division judges also rotate through the Court of Appeal, usually for three week periods.
Appeals from:
the Trial Division are heard by the Court of Appeal; and
the Court of Appeal are heard by the High Court of Australia.
The Court of Appeal also hears appeals from the District Court of Queensland.
Current Judges
Current as at April 2007 (appointment date in brackets):
Chief Justice
Paul de Jersey (17 February 1998)
Court of Appeal
President Margaret McMurdo (30 July 1998)
John Jerrard (3 June 2002)
Patrick Keane (21 February 2005)
Catherine Holmes (26 May 2006)
John Muir (12 July 2007)
Hugh Fraser (24 January 2008)
Trial Division
Senior Judge Administrator John Byrne (25 July 1989)
Kenneth Mackenzie (10 April 1989)
Margaret White (2 April 1992)
Keiran Cullinane (16 November 1992)
George Fryberg (23 September 1994)
Stanley Jones (2 October 1997)
Richard Chesterman (12 March 1998)
Margaret Wilson (20 August 1998)
Roslyn Atkinson (3 September 1998)
Peter Dutney (16 March 2000)
Debra Mullins (16 March 2000)
Anthe Philippides (14 December 2000)
Philip McMurdo (3 March 2003)
James Douglas (1 December 2003)
Ann Lyons (7 July 2006)
Martin Daubney (12 July 2007)
Glenn Martin (30 August 2007)
Duncan McMeekin (15 October 2007)
Tony Skoien (29 October 1982) (Acting Justice)
Noted Judges
Peter Connolly
Harry Gibbs, who later became the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Samuel Griffith, the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Bruce McPherson
Sir Edward Williams (judge)Further Information
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