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2 judges appointed to County Court of Victoria
The Victorian government has appointed two new judges to the state’s County Court.
Jerome Doraisamy
Liberty Sanger OAM and Michael Wise KC have been appointed as judges to the County Court of Victoria, filling vacancies left by the appointments of Justice Paul Cosgrave to the Supreme Court of Victoria and Judge Peter Wischusen as a reserve judge of the County Court of Victoria.
“Ms Sanger and Mr Wise each bring significant experience to their appointments, and I look forward to the valuable contribution they will make to our court system.”
Ms Sanger has served as the national head of Maurice Blackburn’s personal injury law division since 2018 and has been a principal at the BigLaw practice since 2003.
She received the medal of the Order of Australia, the state’s A-G’s Department said in a statement, for services to the law and the community in 2021 and was inducted into the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll in 2019.
Mr Wise joined the Bar in 1992 and was appointed silk in 2017.
As a barrister with more than three decades of experience, he has served on the Victorian Bar news committee, Indigenous justice committee, and the equality and diversity committee. Currently, he serves as chair of the innovation and technology committee at the Victorian Bar and as trustee and deputy chair at McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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