The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1852, and is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited jurisdiction within the state. Those courts lying below it include the County Court of Victoria, the Magistrates' Court of Victoria and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (which is technically not a court, but serves a judicial function). Above it lies the High Court of Australia. This places it around the middle of the Australian court hierarchy. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... VIC redirects here. ... This article concerns the common-law legal system, as contrasted with the civil law legal system; for other meanings of the term, within the field of law, see common law (disambiguation). ... The Court of Chancery, London, early 19th century This article is about the concept of equity in the jurisprudence of common law countries. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The County Court of Victoria is located in the legal precinct of Melbournes central business district, on the corner of William Street, and Lonsdale Street opposite the Supreme Court and Melbourne Magistrates Court. ... The Magistrates Court of Victoria is an Australian court. ... The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal is an government agency in the state of Victoria, Australia. ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ... Courtroom 1 in the High Court in Canberra. ...

Jurisdiction of Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has two divisions - the Trial Division and the Court of Appeal.

The Trial Division sits with one judge, and usually acts as a court of original jurisdiction for serious criminal matters such as murder, attempted murder, corporate offences and certain conspiracy charges, and civil matters which are considered to involve greater complexity or amounts of money more than would be appropriate to have determined in the Magistrates' Court (whose civil jurisdictional limit is presently $100,000) or County Court (whose jurisdiction has since the beginning of 2007 been unlimited as to amount). The Trial Division also acts as an appeal court from the Magistrates' Court on questions of law, and appeals from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on points of law, except against an order of the President or Vice-President of the Tribunal. It also hears federal indictable offences such as treason. The Magistrates Court of Victoria is an Australian court. ... The County Court of Victoria is located in the legal precinct of Melbournes central business district, on the corner of William Street, and Lonsdale Street opposite the Supreme Court and Melbourne Magistrates Court. ... In many common law jurisdictions (e. ...

The Court of Appeal hears appeals from the County Court and the Trial Division, as well as appeals on points of law from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal against the order of the President or Vice-President, and usually consists of a panel of three Judges of Appeal. In rare cases where it is sought to overrule or reconsider the correctness of a previous Court of Appeal decision, it can sit with five judges.

Locations

The Supreme Court of Victoria is located on the corner of Lonsdale and William Streets, Melbourne - the same intersection as the Melbourne Magistrates' Court and the County Court of Victoria.

The main buildings for the Supreme Court are located at the corner of William and Lonsdale Streets in Melbourne and in nearby buildings.[1] ImageMetadata File history File links 117_1797a. ... ImageMetadata File history File links 117_1797a. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The Melbourne Magistrates Court is a court in Melbourne, Australia that deals with relatively minor offences, like driving licence matters, money claims and disputes, family law and Specialist Courts like Koori Courts and Drug Courts. ... The County Court of Victoria is located in the legal precinct of Melbournes central business district, on the corner of William Street, and Lonsdale Street opposite the Supreme Court and Melbourne Magistrates Court. ...

The Supreme Court also does circuits to Ballarat, Geelong, Warrnambool, Hamilton, Horsham, Bendigo, Mildura, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Wodonga and Sale. In these locations the Court uses the facilities of the local Magistrates' Court.[2] Location of Ballarat in Victoria (red) Ballarat Base Hospital For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Ballarat. ... This article is about the Victorian city; the name may also refer to City of Geelong or Geelong city centre. ... Warrnambool is a regional city of around 32,000 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool. ... Hamilton () is a city in the Southern Grampians Shire of Victoria, Australia. ... Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Australia, located at the Western Highway (connecting Melbourne to Adelaide) intersection with the Henty Highway (from Portland north towards Mildura). ... For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Bendigo. ... Mildura is a locality in northwestern Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Shepparton in Victoria (red) Shepparton is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. ... Wangaratta is a cathedral city of about 19,000 people in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, about 230 km (150 mi) from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla 45 km (25 mi) to the southwest, and Albury-Wodonga 72 km (40 mi) to the northeast. ... Wodonga () is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Australia. ... Sale is a cathedral city in the Australian state of Victoria, in Wellington Shire. ...

Current Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria

As of 2007 (appointment date in brackets):

Chief Justice

• Marilyn Warren (26 November 2003)

Marilyn Louise Warren QC AC (1951 – ), Australian judge, is the eleventh and current Chief Justice of Victoria, the first woman to be appointed to the position, and the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice in any of the states and territories of Australia. ...

President of the Court of Appeal

• Chris Maxwell (18 July 2005)

Court of Appeals is the title of certain appellate courts in various jurisdictions. ... Chris Maxwell BA(Hons), LLB (Melbourne), BPhil ( Oxford } is an Australian jurist. ...

Judges of the Court of Appeal

• Peter Buchanan (28 October 1997)
• Alex Chernov (13 October 1998)
• Frank Vincent (12 June 2001)
• Geoffrey Nettle (8 June 2004)
• David Ashley (21 June 2005)
• Marcia Neave (22 February 2006)
• Robert Redlich (8 May 2006)
• Murray Kellam (16 May 2007)
• Julie Dodds-Streeton (8 August 2007)

The Honourable Justice Peter Buchanan is a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the highest court in Victoria, a state of Australia. ... Alex Chernov QC BCom LLB ( Melbourne ) (b. ... Justice Marcia Neave Neave, A.O. was appointed to the Victorian Court of Appeal in March, 2006. ... Murray Kellam was formerly a judge of the County Court of Victoria in Australia before being appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. ...

Judges

• Bernard Teague (13 October 1987)
• Philip Cummins (17 February 1988)
• Thomas Smith (1 May 1990)
• John Coldrey (19 February 1991)
• David Byrne (20 August 1991)
• David Harper (11 March 1992)
• Hartley Hansen (6 April 1994)
• Philip Mandie (10 May 1994)
• Bill Gillard (6 May 1997)
• Bernard Bongiorno (18 December 2000)
• David Habersberger (3 July 2001)
• Robert Osborn (9 May 2002)
• Katherine Williams (25 October 2002)
• Stephen Kaye (16 December 2003)
• Simon Whelan (17 March 2004)
• Elizabeth Hollingworth (7 June 2004)
• Kevin Bell (10 February 2005)
• Kim Hargrave (18 March 2005)
• Betty King (21 June 2005)
• Anthony Cavanough (8 May 2006)
• Elizabeth Curtain (3 October 2006)
• Tony Pagone (16 May 2007; previously served from 3 October 2001 - 30 June 2002)
• Paul Coghlan (8 August 2007)
• Ross Robson (8 August 2007)
• Jack Forrest (8 August 2007)
• Lex Lasry (23 October 2007)

Simon Whelan was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria on the 17th of March 2004. ... Lex Lasry QC is a prominent Australian lawyer. ...

See also

• Judiciary of Australia
• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria

The judiciary in Australia is modelled substantially on the system of courts which existed in England. ... This is a list of Judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Victoria. ...

External links

• Official Supreme Court of Victoria website
• Supreme Court Act (The Act which governs the Supreme Court) (pdf 459kb)
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