Helen Murrell | |
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5th Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory | |
In office 28 October 2013 – 4 March 2022 | |
Appointed by | Simon Corbell |
Preceded by | Terrence Higgins |
Succeeded by | Lucy McCallum |
Judge of the District Court of NSW | |
In office 13 September 1996 – 28 October 2013 | |
Senior Judge of the Drug Court of New South Wales | |
In office 1998–2003 | |
Acting Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales | |
In office 1996–1996 | |
President of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal of New South Wales | |
In office 1997–1999 | |
Deputy President of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales | |
In office 1997–1999 | |
Deputy Chairperson of the New South Wales Medical Tribunal | |
In office 2005–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Helen Gay Murrell |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of New South Wales University of Sydney |
Occupation | Lawyer Jurist |
Helen Gay Murrell SC is an Australian lawyer and judge who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.[1]
She is the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice.[2][3][4]