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
Acting Judge Ann Ainslie Wallace (CHAIR)
District Court of New South Wales
Judge Peter Cole
Federal Circuit & Family Court of Australia
Ms Una Doyle
Education Director, Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Judge Sarah Huggett
District Court of New South Wales
Justice Glenn Martin AM
Supreme Court of Queensland
Justice Brigitte Markovic
Federal Court of Australia
Judge Samantha Marks
County Court of Victoria
Judge Julie McIntyre
District Court of South Australia
Mr Ernie Schmatt AM PSM
CEO, Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Judge John Staude
District Court of Western Australia
Justice Julie Ward
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Ms Kate Latimer
CEO, National Judicial College of Australia
Ms Breanna Minisini
Program Manager, National Judicial College of Australia