The National Judicial Orientation Program has been presented every year since 1994. The program has been developed by a steering committee of experienced judges and judicial education professionals drawn from courts and educational bodies throughout Australia. The primary objective of the program is to assist newly appointed judicial officers with their transition to judicial office by facilitating the development and refinement of the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for effective judging. The current members of the National Judicial Orientation Program Committee are:
National Judicial Orientation Program Committee
Planning Committee
Justice Monika Schmidt (CHAIR)
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Justice Glenn Martin AM
Supreme Court of Queensland
Justice Jayne Jagot
Federal Court of Australia
Justice Ann Ainslie-Wallace
Family Court of Australia
Judge Peter Cole
Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Judge Penny Hock
District Court of New South Wales
Judge Philip Misso
County Court of Victoria
Judge John Staude
District Court of Western Australia
Mr Ernie Schmatt PSM
CEO, Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Ms Una Doyle
Education Director, Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Professor Greg Reinhardt
CEO, Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration
Ms Annabel Mornement
Director Education, Judicial College of Victoria
Ms Lillian Lesueur
CEO, National Judicial College of Australia
Ms Julie van den Engel
Program Manager, National Judicial College of Australia