Wendy Abraham

The Honourable Justice
Wendy Jane Abraham
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2019
Personal details
Born (1960-05-06) 6 May 1960 (age 64)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide (LL.B (hons), 1982)
OccupationJudge and lawyer
AwardsKing's Counsel (1998)

Wendy Jane Abraham KC (born 6 May 1960) is a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, sitting in Sydney. She was appointed on 7 May 2019 for a term to end 6 May 2030.[1][2] Abraham took silk in 1998 and is a member of the bars of South Australia (1982) and New South Wales (2005).[1][3]

Abraham is an expert in criminal law. Beginning in 1983, she was a counsel to the Director of Public Prosecutions of South Australia, and later established a national criminal appellate practice.[3] She appeared before the High Court of Australia for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in R v Tang, securing the first criminal conviction for slavery in Australian history.[4][5] In 2003, she advised the Australian Law Reform Commission on the use of genetic evidence in prosecutions.[6]

  1. ^ a b Federal Court of Australia (9 June 2020). "The Hon Wendy Jane ABRAHAM". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ Government of Australia (10 April 2019). "The Hon Justice Wendy Abraham". Directory. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Attorney-General for Australia (5 May 2019). "Appointments to the Federal Court of Australia". Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ Law Council of Australia (5 May 2019). "Additional Federal Court appointments welcome to manage increased caseload, extended jurisdiction". Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ^ The Queen v Tang [2008] HCA 39 (28 August 2008). "The Queen v Tang [2008] HCA 39 (28 August 2008)". Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).
  6. ^ Australian Law Reform Commission (2003). Essentially Yours: The Protection of Human Genetic Information in Australia (PDF) (Report). pp. 1100, 1102, 1105, 1107. ISBN 0975060007. ALRC 96, 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.