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 Ian Harrison (CHAIR)
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Justice Glenn Martin AM
Supreme Court of Queensland
Justice Ann Ainslie-Wallace (DEPUTY CHAIR)
Family Court of Australia
Judge Peter Cole
Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Judge Samantha Marks
County Court of Victoria
Judge John Staude
District Court of Western Australia
Justice Jacqueline Gleeson
Federal Court of Australia
Judge Julie McIntyre
District Court of South Australia
Judge Sarah Huggett
District Court of New South Wales
Mr Ernie Schmatt AM PSM
CEO, Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Ms Una Doyle
Education Director, Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Ms Lillian Lesueur
CEO, National Judicial College of Australia
Ms Karen Sloan
Program Manager, National Judicial College of Australia