Acting and Additional Judges
Acting Judges
Under section 4B of the Supreme Court Act 1933 the Executive may appoint acting judges to assist in the work of the Court. Appointment for acting judges may only be for periods of up to 12 months at a time. Acting judges exercise the same powers and jurisdiction as resident judges.
To be considered for appointment, the person must have been a judge of a superior court of record of either the Commonwealth or a State, a judge of the Supreme Court or a legal practitioner for not less than 5 years.
Current Acting Judges |
The Honourable Acting Justice Robert Crowe SC |
The Honourable Acting Justice Peter Berman |
The Honourable Acting Justice Audrey Balla |
The Honourable Acting Justice Richard Refshauge |
The Honourable Acting Justice John Burns |
The Honourable Acting Justice Stephen Norrish |
The Honourable Acting Justice Greg Curtin SC |
The Honourable Acting Justice Michael Elkaim SC |
The Honourable Acting Justice Ann Ainslie-Wallace |
The Honourable Acting Justice Stephen Kaye |
The Honourable Acting Justice Rebecca Christensen SC |
The Honourable Acting Justice Anthony Hopkins |
Additional Judges
Under section 4A of the Supreme Court Act 1933 the ACT Executive may appoint judges from other superior Australian courts to be additional judges of the Court.
The current additional judges of the Court are either judges of the Federal Court of Australia or judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria. The Court traditionally has had close links with the Federal Court as prior to ACT self government judges of the Supreme Court were also appointed to the Federal Court.
Sub-section 4A(2) of the Supreme Court Act 1933 states that an additional judge’s appointment to the Court ceases when the judge’s appointment to his or her primary court ceases. Additional judges have the same powers and jurisdiction as resident judges.
Additional Judges from the Federal Court of Australia in order of seniority | Period of Office |
The Honourable Justice Anthony James Besanko | 1 March 2007 – current |
The Honourable Justice Anna Judith Katzmann | 1 February 2010 – current |
The Honourable Justice Michael Andrew Wigney | 9 September 2013 – current |
The Honourable Justice Darryl Cameron Rangiah | 15 December 2014 – current |
The Honourable Justice Berna Joan Collier | 3 May 2016 – current |
The Honourable Justice Robert James Bromwich | 5 September 2016 – current |
The Honourable Justice Natalie Charlesworth | 14 November 2017 – current |
The Honourable Justice Katrina Banks-Smith | 22 August 2019 – current |
The Honourable Justice Michael Lee | 23 October 2019 – current |
The Honourable Justice Thomas Thawley | 23 October 2019 – current |
The Honourable Justice Michael Wheelahan | 23 October 2019 – current |
The Honourable Justice Angus Stewart | 23 October 2019 – current |
The Honourable Justice Michael O'Bryan | 23 October 2019 – current |
The Honourable Justice Stewart Anderson | 23 October 2019 – current |
The Honourable Justice Wendy Abraham | 23 October 2019 – current |
The Honourable Acting Justice Patrick O’Sullivan | 1 November 2022 - current |