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District Court judge elevated to NSW Supreme Court
Judge Andrew Coleman SC, who was appointed to the NSW District Court three years ago, is set to join the state’s Supreme Court in October.
Jerome Doraisamy
Coleman J brings, the NSW Attorney-General’s Department said in a statement, nearly four decades of legal expertise to the Supreme Court bench, including as a solicitor, barrister, senior counsel, and most recently as a NSW District Court judge.
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His Honour was appointed to the District Court in 2021, prior to which he was as a solicitor from 1987 to 1996 at Clayton Utz and then Freehill Hollingdale & Page in Sydney. He then joined the Bar in 1996 before being appointed as senior counsel in 2010.
Coleman J was also a part-time senior member of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal for several years before being appointed to the District Court, sitting on the appeals panel, consumer and commercial, and occupational divisions of the tribunal.
Elsewhere, His Honour has been a member of the Australian Army Legal Corps (Reserves) since 2016, when he was commissioned as a Major.
Speaking about the appointment, NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Judge Andrew Coleman SC to the Supreme Court bench.
“His Honour is a highly respected lawyer and current member of the judiciary, and his expertise will be invaluable to the court and everyone who interacts with it.
“I congratulate Judge Coleman on this well-deserved achievement.”
Judge Coleman will be sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on 1 October.
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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