Lincoln Crowley, a Warramunga man, grew up in North Queensland. 9News
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk welcomed the decision, saying both Crowley and fellow newly appointed Supreme Court judge Melanie Hindman displayed years of expertise.
Crowley is the current chair of the Bar Association of Queensland's Indigenous Barristers Committee, has been a Crown Prosecutor for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in Sydney and has been Principal Crown Prosecutor at the Maroochy Chambers for the Queensland Office of the Director of Public Prosecutors.
"On behalf of the Australian legal profession, I congratulate him on this significant personal and professional achievement – an achievement that also makes history."Liveris said Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders were still underrepresented within the legal profession.
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