A welcome ceremony for the Honourable Justice Robert Craig will be held on 20 August 2025 at 9.15am. Justice Robert Craig commenced as a judge in the Commercial Court on 12 August 2025. A welcome ...

The Supreme Court welcomes the appointments of Justice Lisa Hannon and Justice Robert Craig as judges of the Court, effective 12 August 2025. Justice Hannon will join the Common Law Division and ...

This Practice Note was issued on 30 March 2017 and will apply to sentencing hearings in the Supreme Court and the County Court commenced on or after 1 July 2017, but only to expert evidence which ...

Opting out from a group proceeding. If you are, or you think that you may be a group member in a class action, you should read the information and the Notice to Group Members on the previous page very ...

The Bendigo visit followed a visit to Warrnambool and Colac in June where Chief Justice Niall met with Warrnambool court staff and local practitioners and toured World Heritage Listed Budj Bim with ...

This Practice Note was revised on 18 May 2018 and replaces the version issued on 30 January 2017, as revised on 19 July 2017. The Practice Note, as revised, will apply to all relevant proceedings in ...

The Supreme Court welcomes Justice Richard Niall to the Bench. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson warmly congratulates Richard Niall QC, formerly the Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria, on his ...

Dr Matthew Barrett has been appointed as an associate judge replacing Associate Justice Randall. Claire Gitsham has been appointed as a judicial registrar in the Commercial Court, filling the vacancy ...

Justice Macaulay comes to the role with extensive experience as a judge and legal practitioner, having worked across high profile criminal and civil matters. Justice Macaulay was a judge of the ...

Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth sentenced Codey Herrmann on 29 October 2019 to 36 years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 30 years, for the murder and rape of Aiia Maasarwe. View a video of ...

Victoria's Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd KC, has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.