Helen Wood (judge)

The Honourable Justice
Helen Wood
Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 November 2009
Magistrates Court of Tasmania
In office
1994–2009
Personal details
Born
Helen Lambert

Hobart, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Tasmania BA/LLB (1985)
OccupationJudge, lawyer

Helen Wood is a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania who was appointed in November 2009.[1] Wood is the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court and is only the second female judge appointed to the Court, the first being Shan Tennent.[2][3] Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, Wood had been a magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania.[4] Appointed to the Magistrates Court in 1994, Wood was Tasmania's first female magistrate.[4]

  1. ^ "Address by the Hon Justice Helen Wood on her appointment to the Supreme Court of Tasmania". 9 November 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Hobart magistrate to be States's newest judge". The Examiner. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ Bevin, Edith (3 April 2017). "Shan Tennent, first woman to be appointed Supreme Court Judge in Tasmania, to retire". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Helen Wood". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 28 June 2020.