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SA District Court appoints new judge

An accomplished silk has been named South Australia’s newest District Court judge and deputy president of the states employment tribunal.

user iconEmma Musgrave 02 November 2020 Big Law
SA District Court appoints new judge
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Miles Crawley SC has been appointed to the post, following the retirement of her honour, Judge Leonie Farrell.

Mr Crawley returns from the Northern Territory for the position, officially taking on his new roles from 7 December this year.

“With 40 years’ experience in the sector, more than 30 of which were spent in South Australia, Miles Crawley has demonstrated exemplary knowledge of the law and a high level of skill as an advocate,” Attorney-General Vickie Chapman said on the new appointment.

“During his time in the Northern Territory, he was appointed as the second silk practising in the private civil bar.

“In his extensive career, he has worked in a variety of fields – including insurance law, medical negligence and misconduct, industrial relations, media and Internet law, defamation and discrimination.

“He has also served as Director of the Australian Bar Association and Director of the Law Council of Australia.”

Emma Musgrave

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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