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NSW Local Court sees 3 new magistrates
Three magistrates with over 70 years of combined experienced have been appointed to the Local Court of NSW.
Emma Musgrave
Gregory Moore, Laurie Robertson and Robert Munro will take to the state’s Local Court.
Mr Moore has been a barrister in private practice for more than 32 years, specialising in common law and family law. Most recently, he has practised in complex child protection and family law matters.
Ms Robertson has more than 25 years of experience as a solicitor and a sole practitioner for 17 of those years, working predominately in children’s law, care and protection, adoption, and family law.
Meanwhile, Mr Munro holds 17 years of experience and is currently a Crown prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a position he has held since 2016.
In making the announcement, Attorney-General Mark Speakman (pictured) said the three new magistrates support the NSW government’s commitment to delivering more efficient justice in the state’s busiest court.
“Mr Moore, Ms Robertson and Mr Munro will each bring a diversity of legal knowledge and experience to the Local Court bench. Through their lengthy careers in the legal profession, they have demonstrated that they have the professional skills, attributes and experience to handle the demands of working in our state’s busiest court,” Mr Speakman said.
The A-G noted these appointments restore the total complement of magistrates to 149.
“The NSW government is committed to delivering timely justice for the people of NSW. Following the government’s significant investment in the 2021–22 state budget, NSW has a record 149 magistrates working in more than 150 court locations across the state and supported by more than 700 registry staff,” he said.
“Our magistrates oversee a caseload equal to 96 per cent of criminal prosecutions and 90 per cent of civil matters in NSW. Of the 41 magistrate appointments the governors have made on my recommendation as Attorney-General, 24 have been women.
“I congratulate Mr Moore, Ms Robertson and Mr Munro on their appointments and wish them well in their new judicial roles.”
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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