Highlights

In mid-2019, Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay appointed Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker as an Acting Judge of the ACT Supreme Court. Ms Walker was sworn in by Chief Justice Helen Murrell on 1 August 2019. Acting Justice Walker oversaw the establishment of the new Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List—an initiative to reduce recidivism and improve rehabilitation.

Walker AJ swearing in Photos by Philippa Swayn

On 8 November 2019, the ACT Supreme Court bid farewell to their long serving and much-admired Registrar, Annie Glover. Annie served as the Supreme Court Registrar since 2007. Prior to this, she was the Deputy Registrar for six years. Annie’s association with the ACT Supreme Court had been longstanding—earlier in her legal career, she was the Associate to Master Connolly and then Magistrate Burns.

L–R Refshauge AJ, Burns J, Crowe AJ, Penfold J, Loukas-Karlsson J, Murrell CJ, Annie Glover , Mossop J – Photo by Philippa Swayn

Amanda Nuttall Amanda Nuttall commenced her appointment as the ACT Supreme Court’s Registrar on 12 November 2019. Prior to this, Amanda held advisory positions in the Solomon Islands and Port Moresby, strengthening the National Judiciary and High Court through support programs to improve access to justice, as well as developing a criminal bench book. Amanda was the ACT Magistrates Court Registrar and Deputy Coroner from 2013 to 2018.