The former Queenland attorney general Kerry Shine was caught red-handed appointing close friends as judges and magistrates. Nothing new here as most judges and magistrates have close political connections and that’s how they are appointed in the first place, not because of their ability, ethics or integrity. The Kerry Shine story did not get much […]
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Justice Michael McHugh – High Court of Australia
Profile of Michael McHugh, former Judge of the High Court of Australia February 1989 to November 2005. This is my first profile of a Judge on this site. The key element that I am looking for when profiling a Judge is to see if there is anything in their background that makes them unsuitable for […]
Robert McClelland’s Dodgy Judicial Appointments
Judicial Appointments by the Federal Attorney General Robert McClelland. (December 2007 to present) The Federal Labor Government came to power at the end of 2007. They took over from the John Howard led Liberal/National Government who had a blatant history of appointing their own boys and girls as judges and magistrates. While in opposition the Shadow […]
