Debra Mortimer

Debra Mortimer
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Assumed office
7 April 2023
Appointed byDavid Hurley
Preceded byJames Allsop
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Assumed office
12 July 2013
Personal details
Born
Debra Sue Mortimer

Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityAustralian and New Zealander
EducationKelston Girls' High School
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Monash University
OccupationJudge, Lawyer

Debra Sue Mortimer is an Australian judge who has been the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia since 7 April 2023. She was born in New Zealand but has practised law in Australia. She has been a judge of the Federal Court of Australia since 2013, having previously been a Senior Counsel practising at the Victorian Bar in migration law, environmental law and anti-discrimination law.[1]

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