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New ACT Supreme Court judge revealed
The ACT government has announced its Supreme Court’s newest judge.
Emma Musgrave
Criminal barrister and former public defender Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson SC has been appointed as the newest ACT Supreme Court judge. Her new role sees Ms Loukas-Karlsson replace Justice Hilar Penfold.
Throughout her career she has worked for Legal Aid, the Aboriginal Legal Service, and the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague, and appeared as counsel in a wide range of criminal trials, sentences and appeals in the District Court, the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeal in NSW, as well as in the High Court of Australia, according to the publication.
In addition, Ms Loukas-Karlsson has been recognised for her career efforts, having taken out the Barrister of the Year Award from the Women Lawyers Association of NSW last year.
ACT Law Society president Sarah Avery congratulated Ms Loukas-Karlsson on her appointment, noting that the Society is happy to have someone of her calibre on board.
“I have worked with Ms Loukas-Karlsson on the Board of Directors of the Law Council of Australia, and I offer her my warm regards and sincere congratulations,” Ms Avery said.
“Her deep understanding of social justice, and her work with Legal Aid and the Aboriginal Legal Service, will bring valuable experience and perspective to the bench.
“The Society and its members look forward to working with her in the future.”
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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