Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions appointed as Supreme Court judge

One of Australia’s leading criminal prosecutors, who currently serves as the director for CDPP, is set to be a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW.

Jerome Doraisamy • 05 September 2022 • The Bar

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions appointed as Supreme Court judge

Sarah McNaughton SC, who has served as the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions since mid-2016, will be the next judge of the NSW Supreme Court.

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She brings 33 years of experience as a legal practitioner, including having appeared for the state of NSW at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and been appointed senior counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption.

Ms McNaughton was appointed senior counsel in 2011.

Speaking about the appointment, NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman said: “I congratulate Ms McNaughton on her well-deserved appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court and wish her every success during her term of office.

“Her outstanding legal skills and experience will be valuable assets to the Supreme Court and to the administration of justice in our state.”

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Ms McNaughton will be sworn in on Tuesday, 11 October 2022.

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.

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