Summary
Karin Leigh Emerton (born 6 May 1957) is a justice of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia.[1]
Karin Leigh Emerton | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1957 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of Sydney University of New South Wales Sorbonne |
| Occupation | Judge, lawyer |
Emerton is a graduate of the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales in Australia, and completed a doctorate at the Sorbonne.[2][3]
Emerton worked as a solicitor at Blake Dawson Waldron from 1989; during her time there she was seconded to the Victorian Attorney-General's Department. Emerton was called to the Victorian Bar in 1993 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2007. She worked for the Victorian Government as Crown Counsel (Advisings) between 2007 and 2009.[3]
Emerton was appointed as a judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court on 13 October 2009. She was elevated to the Court of Appeal on 10 July 2018.[1] She was appointed the first female President of the Court of Appeal for Victoria in June 2022.[4]
A portrait of Emerton, Woman and pipe, by Merilyn Fairskye was a finalist for the 1987 Archibald Prize.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Judges". Supreme Court of Victoria. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "New appointments to Supreme and Magistrates' Courts" (PDF) (Press release). Government of Victoria. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b "The Honourable Justice Karin Emerton" (PDF). Victorian Bar News. Victorian Bar. Summer 2010. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "New Vic appeal court president appointed". The Canberra Times. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Prizes: Archibald Prize 1987". Retrieved 5 November 2013.