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County Court welcomes 2 new judges
The Victorian government has confirmed the appointment of two new judges to the County Court.
Emma Musgrave
Justin Hannebery QC and Julie Clayton will replace her honour Frances Milane and her honour Susan Cohen following their retirement. The former officially commenced his new role on 8 December, while the latter will commence her new role on 25 January 2021.
Mr Hannebery joined the bar in 1998. Since then, he has appeared in more than 100 jury trials, including criminal proceedings in the Country Court for both the defence and prosecution. He has also maintained senior positions with both the Law Council of Australia and Victorian Bar Council.
Meanwhile, Ms Clayton brings over 20 years’ experience in personal injury and class action litigation.
She joined the profession in 1996 and has specialised in workers’ compensation, professional liability and institutional sexual abuse cases. In addition, she has been the common law judicial registrar at the Supreme Court of Victoria since 2017 and previously held a position as a legal member on the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
“Mr Justin Hannebery QC and Julie Clayton bring extensive experience that span diverse areas of the legal progression – they will make a great contribution to the County Court bench,” Attorney-General Jill Hennessy said.
“I would like to thank her Honour Frances Milane and her Honour Susan Cohen for serving the Victorian community with integrity and fairness for more than 30 years – and wish them the very best for what’s to come.”
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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