- Program Planning Committees
- Accessible Judicial Decisions – Improving Clarity for Interpreters and Communities
- We, The Gatekeepers – unpacking expert evidence
- Writing Better Judgments II
- Writing Better Judgments I
- Writing Better Judgments III – Mastering Judgment Writing
- Oral Decisions
- National Magistrates and Local Courts Orientation Program
- National Judicial Orientation Program
- Managing Sexual Assault Hearings
- Jury Management
- Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities II
- Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities I
- Indigenous Justice Program
- Heads of Jurisdiction I – Leadership
- Family Violence and the Courts
- Children and the Courts
- Appellate Judgment Writing – WBJ IV
COMMITTEES
Program Planning Committees
The NJCA is supported by dedicated volunteer judicial officers who drive the program development and ensure NJCA curricula are relevant, interactive and dynamic; supporting the continuing professional development of Australian judicial officers at every stage of their career.
Justice Glenn Martin
Supreme Court of Queensland
Accessible Judicial Decisions
Judge Kara Shead
District Court of New South Wales
Accessible Judicial Decisions
Judge Nathan Jarro
District Court of Queensland
Accessible Judicial Decisions
Justice Adam Kimber
Supreme Court of South Australia
Accessible Judicial Decisions
Chief Judge Meryl Sexton
County Court of Victoria
Accessible Judicial Decisions
The Hon Chris Maxwell AC
Formerly of the Victorian Court of Appeal
We, The Gatekeepers
Judge Anthony Rafter
District Court of Queensland
We, The Gatekeepers
Judge Kara Shead
District Court of New South Wales
We, The Gatekeepers
Acting Justice Monica Schmidt (Chair)
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Writing Better Judgments II
Justice Murray Aldridge
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Division 1
Writing Better Judgments II
President Justice Steven Dolpin
South Australian Employment Tribunal
Writing Better Judgments II
Justice Jim Henry
Supreme Court of Queensland
Writing Better Judgments II
Judge Fiona Todd
County Court of Victoria
Writing Better Judgments II
Justice Jim Henry (Chair)
Supreme Court of Queensland
Writing Better Judgments
Justice Gail Archer
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Writing Better Judgments
Justice Catherine Button
Federal Court of Australia
Writing Better Judgments
Justice Suzanne Christie
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Writing Better Judgments
Justice James Elliott
Supreme Court of Victoria
Writing Better Judgments
Justice Elisabeth Peden
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Writing Better Judgments
Chief Justice Helen Bowskill
Supreme Court of Queensland
Writing Better Judgments III – Mastering Judgment Writing
Justice Robert Beech-Jones
High Court of Australia
Writing Better Judgments III – Mastering Judgment Writing
Justice James Elliott
Supreme Court of Victoria
Writing Better Judgments III – Mastering Judgment Writing
Justice Glenn Martin
Supreme Court of Queensland
Writing Better Judgments III – Mastering Judgment Writing
Justice Michael Wheelahan
Federal Court of Australia
Mr Sandy Horneman-Wren SC (Chair)
Formerly of the District Court of Queensland
Oral Decisions
President Justice Judy Hughes
South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Oral Decisions
Judge Gina O’Rourke
District Court of New South Wales
Oral Decisions
Judge Hylton Quail
Children’s Court of Western Australia
Oral Decisions
The Honourable James Stevenson SC
Formerly Supreme Court of New South Wales
Oral Decisions
Chief Magistrate Catherine Geason
Magistrates Court of Tasmania
National Magistrates and Local Courts Orientation Program
Deputy Chief Magistrate Anthony Gett
Magistrates Court of Queensland
National Magistrates and Local Courts Orientation Program
Chief Judge Elizabeth Morris
Northern Territory Local Court
National Magistrates and Local Courts Orientation Program
Magistrate Glenn Theakston
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
National Magistrates and Local Courts Orientation Program
Magistrate John Wells
Magistrates Court of South Australia
National Magistrates and Local Courts Orientation Program
Chief Justice Peter Quinlan
Supreme Court of Western Australia
National Judicial Orientation Program
Justice Peter Kidd
Supreme Court of Victoria
National Judicial Orientation Program
Judge Glenn Cash
District Court of Queensland
National Judicial Orientation Program
Justice Sam Doyle
Supreme Court of South Australia
National Judicial Orientation Program
Judge Wendy Gillan
District Court of Western Australia
National Judicial Orientation Program
Justice Timothy McEvoy
Federal Court of Australia
National Judicial Orientation Program
Judge Nicole Noman
District Court of New South Wales
National Judicial Orientation Program
Justice Rick O’Brien
Family Court of Western Australia
National Judicial Orientation Program
Justice Kelly Rees
Supreme Court of New South Wales
National Judicial Orientation Program
Justice Kris Walker
Supreme Court of Victoria
National Judicial Orientation Program
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum (Chair)
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Managing Sexual Assault Hearings
Justice Belinda Baker
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Managing Sexual Assault Hearings
Deputy Chief Magistrate Anthony Gett
Magistrates Court of Queensland
Managing Sexual Assault Hearings
Justice Adam Kimber
Supreme Court of South Australia
Managing Sexual Assault Hearings
Judge Laurie Levy
District Court of Western Australia
Managing Sexual Assault Hearings
Deputy Chief Judge Meryl Sexton
County Court of Victoria
Managing Sexual Assault Hearings
Justice Helen Wood
Supreme Court of Tasmania
Managing Sexual Assault Hearings
Justice Adam Kimber
Supreme Court of South Australia
Jury Management
Deputy Chief Judge Meryl Sexton
County Court of Victoria
Jury Management
Judge Nathan Jarro
District Court of Queensland
Jury Management
Justice Robert Mazza
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Jury Management
Justice Helen Wood
Supreme Court of Tasmania
Jury Management
Chief Justice Helen Bowskill (Chair)
Supreme Court of Queensland
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities
Justice Robert Beech-Jones
High Court of Australia
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities
Justice Lisa Hannan
Magistrates Court of Victoria
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities
Justice Sarah Huggett
District Court of New South Wales
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities
President Malcolm Schyvens
Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities
Justice Joshua Thomson
Court of Appeal Western Australia
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities
Chief Justice Andrew Bell (Chair)
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities I
Chief Judge Brian Devereaux
District Court of Queensland
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities I
Justice Steven Dolphin
South Australian Employment Tribunal
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities I
Chief Magistrate Catherine Geason
Magistrates Court of Tasmania
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities I
Deputy Chief Justice Robert McClelland
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities I
Deputy Chief Judge Meryl Sexton
County Court of Victoria
Judicial Officers with Leadership Responsibilities I
Justice Louise Taylor (Co-Chair)
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Indigenous Justice Program
Justice Dina Yehia (Co-Chair)
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Indigenous Justice Program
Magistrate Natalie Browne
Magistrates Court of South Australia
Indigenous Justice Program
Justice Lincoln Crowley
Supreme Court of Queensland
Indigenous Justice Program
Magistrate Rose Falla
Magistrates Court of Victoria
Indigenous Justice Program
Judge Anthony Hopkins
Local Court of the Northern Territory
Indigenous Justice Program
Judge David MacLean
District Court of Western Australia
Indigenous Justice Program
Chief Judge Elizabeth Morris
Local Court of the Northern Territory
Indigenous Justice Program
Judge David Woodroffe
Local Court of the Northern Territory
Indigenous Justice Program
Chief Justice Debra Mortimer (Chair)
Federal Court of Australia
Heads of Jurisdiction – Leadership
Chief Justice William Alstergren
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Heads of Jurisdiction – Leadership
Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann
Chief Justice of New Zealand
Heads of Jurisdiction – Leadership
Chief Justice Peter Quinlan
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Heads of Jurisdiction – Leadership
Justice Peter Kidd
Supreme Court of Victoria
Heads of Jurisdiction – Leadership
Chief Magistrate Mary-Louise Hribal
Magistrates Court of South Australia
Heads of Jurisdiction – Leadership
The Honourable Marilyn Warren
Formerly Supreme Court of Victoria
Heads of Jurisdiction – Leadership
Magistrate Jay Pandya (Chair)
Magistrates Court of South Australia
Family Violence in the Court
Justice Liz Boyle
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Div. 1
Family Violence in the Court
Judge Kate Hughes
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Family Violence in the Court
Judge Jen Howe
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Div. 2
Family Violence and the Courts
Judge Craig Smith
District Court of New South Wales
Family Violence and the Courts
Judge Anthony Rafter
District Court of Queensland
Family Violence and the Courts
Deputy Chief Magistrate Stephen Courtney
Magistrates Court of Queensland
Family Violence and the Courts
Magistrate Andrée Horrigan (Chair)
Children’s Court of Western Australia
Children and the Court
Judge Kevin Lapthorn
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Div. 2
Children and the Court
Judge Dina Lioumis
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Div. 2
Children and the Court
Justice Anna Parker
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Div. 1
Children and the Court
Judge Deborah Richards
District Court of Queensland
Children and the Court
Judge Nell Skinner
President, Children’s Court of New South Wales
Children and the Court
Magistrate James Stewart
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Children and the Court
Judge Jack Vandersteen
President, Children’s Court of Victoria
Children and the Court
The Honourable Susan Kiefel (Chair)
Former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
WBJ IV
President Mark Livesey
Supreme Court of South Australia
WBJ IV
Justice Brigitte Markovic
Federal Court of Australia
President Debra Mullins
Supreme Court of Queensland
WBJ IV
President Julie Ward
Supreme Court of New South Wales
WBJ IV
