Helen Murrell

Helen Murrell
5th Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory
In office
28 October 2013 – 4 March 2022
Appointed bySimon Corbell
Preceded byTerrence Higgins
Succeeded byLucy 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
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
University of Sydney
OccupationLawyer
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]

  1. ^ "Chief Justice Helen Gay Murrell Biography" (PDF). Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ^ Inman, Michael. "Introducing the ACT's first female Supreme Court Chief Justice". Canberra Times. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ "ACT appoints first female Chief Justice". ABC News. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Helen Gay Murrell". Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 24 March 2019.