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NSW District Court judge sworn in
The NSW government has announced the appointment of a new District Court judge.
Emma Musgrave
Last week NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton revealed barrister Matthew Dicker SC will be sworn into the NSW District Court today, replacing Judge Michael Elkaim SC who was recently appointed as a judge of the ACT Supreme Court.
He has previously worked in the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, providing legal services to ministers, statutory authorities and government departments.
Mr Dicker has also served as a Federal Court judge’s associate and a litigation solicitor in a top-tier private law firm, and took silk in 2012.
Over the past 12 months, Mr Dicker has worked as a part-time senior member of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), presiding over a range of significant disputes.
“Mr Dicker has had an extensive and distinguished legal career in civil law spanning three decades, and I congratulate him on his appointment to this important role of providing civil justice in the NSW District Court,” Ms Upton said.
Mr Dicker’s appointment comes after the NSW government recently announced Robert Montgomery as a District Court judge.
Mr Montgomery was sworn into the NSW District Court in May and brings 30 years of experience in civil law to the bench, including commercial and insurance law.
Mr Montgomery commenced practice as a solicitor in 1980 and was called to the bar in 1985. He has appeared before the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Full Court of the Federal Court in numerous litigation matters.
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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