Current ACT Magistrates

Chief Magistrate	Appointed
WALKER, Lorraine Anne	Appointed 13 October 2011 (as Chief Magistrate)
Magistrates	Appointed
CAMPBELL, Lisbeth	Appointed 5 August 1998
MORRISON, Peter John	Appointed 14 February 2012
BOSS, Bernadette	Appointed 8 May 2012
COOK, Robert	Appointed 11 September 2013
THEAKSTON, Glenn	Appointed 17 May 2016
TAYLOR, Louise	Appointed 10 August 2018
LAWTON, James	Appointed 6 May 2019
STEWART, James	Appointed 6 May 2019

Current Special Magistrates

Special Magistrates are appointed under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 and unlike permanent magistrates they need not be barristers or solicitors.

However, to be considered for appointment as a Special Magistrate the applicant must display an appropriate knowledge of the relevant law and its underlying principles. They must also possess a high level of expertise in their chosen area or profession and display certain personal qualities such as sound judgment and objectivity.

In the ACT, Special Magistrates are able to hear the same matters as dealt with by Magistrates.

Special Magistrates	Appointed
HUNTER, Margaret	21 May 2014 - Current
Jervis Bay Special Magistrates: Commander of HMAS Creswell	21 March 1953 -  Current