Lincoln Crowley says 'times have changed' after he was sworn in as Australia's first Indigenous Supreme Court judge at a ceremony in Brisbane. Via NITV Read more here:
Lincoln Crowley says "times have changed" after he was sworn in as Australia's first Indigenous Supreme Court judge at a ceremony in Brisbane.As a young man Lincoln Crowley may not have known if the Supreme Court of Queensland existed, but he understood what was fair and what was not.
"But I knew what was fair and what was not," the new judge told his swearing-in ceremony in Brisbane.An Aboriginal teenage girl has lost an appeal after she requested her criminal trial be heard by a female magistrate for cultural reasons. He was admitted to the bar in 2003 and worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Legal Service, and the NSW Crown Solicitors Office.
"Your honour's elevation to become the first First Nation superior court judge in this land is an important step in a much longer process to ensure that this historical role is rectified," Mr O'Brien said.
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