Lincoln Crowley was expelled from a private school after an argument with a teacher. The deputy principal suggested he would “end up in jail” because of his background. Crowley recalled thinking, “you wait and see, mate”
Brisbane-based barrister Lincoln Crowley, QC, has become the first Indigenous judge to preside over one of the country’s superior courts following his appointment to the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Crowley has since worked on high-profile cases, including as the Crown prosecutor of insider-trader Oliver Curtis, and senior counsel assisting the disability royal commission. He also became the first Indigenous barrister in Queensland to attain the title of Queen’s Counsel in late 2018. Crowley will join the court from June 13. Another new appointment, that of building and construction litigation expert Melanie Hindman, QC, will begin on Monday.he was expelled from a private school in Year 11 after an argument with a teacher. He said the deputy principal called him into his office and asked about his First Nations family, suggesting he would “end up in jail” because of his background.
“Yes, sometimes I do, but just because I have an Aboriginal background doesn’t mean I am only able to apply my skills in particular fields,” he said.
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