The Honourable Chief Justice Helen Murrell SC |
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5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory | |
Assumed office 28 October 2013 |
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Appointed by | Simon Corbell |
Preceded by | Terrence Higgins |
Judge District Court of New South Wales | |
In office 1996–2013 |
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Senior Judge Drug Court of New South Wales | |
In office 1998–2003 |
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Acting Judge Land and Environment Court of New South Wales | |
In office 1996–1996 |
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President Equal Opportunity Tribunal of New South Wales | |
In office 1997–1999 |
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Deputy President Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales | |
In office 1997–1999 |
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Deputy Chairperson New South Wales Medical Tribunal | |
In office 2005–2013 |
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Personal details | |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater |
University of New South Wales University of Sydney |
Helen Gay Murrel SC is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, the superior court in the Australian Capital Territory. She was the Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory on 28 October 2013 and is the first woman to have been appointed to that role.
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 first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.