Judd will join the Supreme Court bench effective immediately. Brendan Kissane, KC, will replace Judd as Victoria’s top prosecutor.
, Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Ferguson acknowledged Judd’s appointment, effective immediately.Judd was appointed to the director’s role at the Office of Public Prosecutions in March 2018, making her the first woman to hold the role in Victoria, after being admitted to practise law in 1989.
An OPP spokesperson said Judd would take to the court more than 30 years’ legal experience as a lawyer who had led or advised on some of the state’s most high-profile criminal matters.“Her appointment represents a wonderful gain for the bench and public confidence in the administration of justice, although a corresponding loss for our office, which will be keenly felt,” Kissane said.
“We can pull in different directions, assess the weight of evidence differently. Indeed, the very finest of legal minds do not always agree, and sometimes it’s not possible to right the gap between what is objectively the correct decision in a case and public opinion that bends in the opposing direction.
“There was nothing about what I did or said that fell short of what was right or what the community expects. Judges are expected to be rigorous and robust in the management of cases.”
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