Catherine Holmes

The Honourable
Catherine Holmes
AC SC
19th Chief Justice of Queensland
In office
11 September 2015 – 19 March 2022
Nominated byAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Governor
Preceded byTim Carmody
Succeeded byHelen Bowskill
Royal Commissioner into the Robodebt Scheme
In office
18 August 2022 – 7 July 2023
Personal details
Born (1956-10-12) 12 October 1956 (age 68)
Brisbane, Queensland
Alma mater

Catherine Ena "Cate" Holmes AC SC (born 12 October 1956) is a retired Australian jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, the highest ranking court in the Australian state of Queensland. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2000, to the Queensland Court of Appeal in 2006 and appointed chief justice on 11 September 2015.[1][2] She retired on 19 March 2022.

  1. ^ "Catherine Holmes named as Queensland chief justice". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Judges Schedule Superior Courts – Graduates from the Law School". TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008.