Chief Magistrate and other judicial officers

Chief Magistrate and Magistrates

The Chief Magistrate is the principal Judicial Officer of the Local Court of New South Wales and is appointed by the Governor of New South Wales pursuant to the Local Court Act 2007. The Chief Magistrate is His Honour Judge Michael Allen.

Chief Magistrate

His Honour Judge M Allen, Chief Magistrate

Deputy Chief Magistrates

His Honour Deputy Chief Magistrate M Antrum

Her Honour Deputy Chief Magistrate S Freund

His Honour Deputy Chief Magistrate T Tsavdaridis

State Coroner of NSW

State Coroner Her Honour Magistrate T O'Sullivan

Magistrates

His Honour Magistrate I Abdul-Karim
His Honour Magistrate J Arms
Her Honour Magistrate J Atkinson
His Honour Magistrate R Attia
Her Honour Magistrate J Baptie, Deputy State Coroner
His Honour Magistrate M Barko
His Honour Magistrate S Barlow
His Honour Magistrate P Barnett SC
His Honour Magistrate G Bartley
Her Honour Magistrate G Beattie, Deputy State Coroner
Her Honour Magistrate J Boulos
His Honour Magistrate R Brender
His Honour Magistrate G Breton
His Honour Magistrate P Bugden
Her Honour Magistrate J Carney
His Honour Magistrate I Cheetham
His Honour Magistrate J Chicken
Her Honour Magistrate B Chisholm
His Honour Magistrate G Christofi
His Honour Magistrate R Clisdell, Deputy State Coroner
His Honour Magistrate S Corry
His Honour Magistrate D Covington
Her Honour Magistrate S Crews
Her Honour Magistrate K Crittenden
Her Honour Magistrate J Crofts
His Honour Magistrate M Crompton
Her Honour Magistrate R Daher
His Honour Magistrate M Dakin
Her Honour Magistrate G Darcy
His Honour Magistrate D Day
His Honour Magistrate D Degnan
Her Honour Magistrate R Denes
His Honour Magistrate S Devine
His Honour Magistrate D Dick
His Honour Magistrate H Donnelly
His Honour Magistrate M Douglass
Her Honour Magistrate S Duncombe
His Honour Magistrate G Dunlevy
His Honour Magistrate A Eckhold
His Honour Magistrate G Elks
Her Honour Magistrate E Ellis
Her Honour Magistrate C Farnan
His Honour Magistrate P Feather
Her Honour Magistrate Dr G Fleming
Her Honour Magistrate C Follent
Her Honour Magistrate C Forbes, Deputy State Coroner
Her Honour Magistrate N Ford
His Honour Magistrate C Franklin, Deputy State Coroner
His Honour Magistrate R Funston
His Honour Magistrate J Gibson
Her Honour Magistrate J Giles
Her Honour Magistrate C Girotto
Her Honour Magistrate H Grahame, Deputy State Coroner
Her Honour Magistrate M Greenwood
His Honour Magistrate G Grogin
His Honour Magistrate C Halburd
Her Honour Magistrate T Hamilton
Her Honour Magistrate C Haskett
Her Honour Magistrate A Hawkins
His Honour Magistrate P Hayes
His Honour Magistrate S Herridge
Her Honour Magistrate M Heywood
His Honour Magistrate K Hockey
Her Honour Magistrate K Hopgood
Her Honour Magistrate S Horan
Her Honour Magistrate R Hosking
His Honour Magistrate S Hughes
Her Honour Magistrate M Humphreys
Her Honour Magistrate H Kemp
Her Honour Magistrate E Kennedy, Deputy State Coroner
His Honour Magistrate T Khan
His Honour Magistrate T Khoo
Her Honour Magistrate J Kiely
Her Honour Magistrate J Lacy
His Honour Magistrate D Lee, Deputy State Coroner
His Honour Magistrate M Love
Her Honour Magistrate D Maher
His Honour Magistrate M Maher
His Honour Magistrate R Maiden
Her Honour Magistrate E Manea
His Honour Magistrate S McAnulty
Her Honour Magistrate F McCarron
Her Honour Magistrate M McGlynn
Her Honour Magistrate S McGowan
Her Honour Magistrate S McIntyre
Her Honour Magistrate S McLaughlin
His Honour Magistrate D McLennan PSM
Her Honour Magistrate L McManus
His Honour Magistrate A Mijovich
Her Honour Magistrate J Milledge
His Honour Magistrate A Miller
Her Honour Magistrate M Moody
His Honour Magistrate G Moore
His Honour Magistrate R Munro
His Honour Magistrate S Nash
His Honour Magistrate M O'Brien
His Honour Magistrate S Olischlager
His Honour Magistrate D O'Neil, Deputy State Coroner
His Honour Magistrate M Ong
His Honour Magistrate J Peach
Her Honour Magistrate K Pearce
Her Honour Magistrate K Perry
His Honour Magistrate D Price
Her Honour Magistrate K J Price
His Honour Magistrate R Prowse
Her Honour Magistrate M Quinn PSM
His Honour Magistrate D Reiss
His Honour Magistrate M Richardson
Her Honour Magistrate R Richardson
Her Honour Magistrate L Robertson
Her Honour Magistrate L Robinson
His Honour Magistrate I Rodgers
Her Honour Magistrate E Ryan, Deputy State Coroner
Her Honour Magistrate C Samuels
His Honour Magistrate A Sbrizzi
Her Honour Magistrate T Sheedy
His Honour Magistrate B Shields
Her Honour Magistrate T Sia
Her Honour Magistrate G Slack-Smith
Her Honour Magistrate J Soars
Her Honour Magistrate K Stafford
Her Honour Magistrate L Stapleton
His Honour Magistrate P Stewart
His Honour Magistrate R Stone
Her Honour Magistrate V Swain
His Honour Magistrate A Tang
Her Honor Magistrate C Tawagi
His Honour Magistrate B Thomas
Her Honour Magistrate K Thompson
His Honour Magistrate P Thompson
Her Honour Magistrate F Toose
Her Honour Magistrate G Towney
Her Honour Magistrate J Trad
Her Honour Magistrate E Truscott
His Honour Magistrate B van Zuylen
Her Honour Magistrate A Viney
His Honour Magistrate J Viney
Her Honour Magistrate L Viney
Her Honour Magistrate J Virgo
His Honour Magistrate G Walsh
His Honour Magistrate M Whelan
His Honour Magistrate D Williams
His Honour Magistrate R Williams
His Honour Magistrate G Wilson
Her Honour Magistrate P Wright
Her Honour Magistrate J Zaki

Assessors

Assessor J Connelly
Assessor D Harvey
Assessor E Keir

Chief Magistrate's Office

Under the direction of the Chief Magistrate, the staff of the Chief Magistrate’s Office provide statewide administrative support to the Magistrates of the busiest Court in Australia.

One of the primary functions of the Chief Magistrate’s Office is to assist the Chief Magistrate in organising and managing the sittings of the Local Court throughout New South Wales.

The Chief Magistrate’s Office is responsible for the publication of sittings schedules, rosters, Chief Magistrate's Circulars, Local Court Practice Notes, listing of cases and collation of statistical information. The Chief Magistrate’s Office coordinates Magistrates travel across the state to ensure requirements for sittings are met and coordinates Magistrates’ attendance at various conferences throughout the year.

The Chief Magistrate’s Office also facilitates strategic and effective working relationships with stakeholders and provides research and project support as required by the Chief Magistrate. The Chief Magistrate’s Office also supports the Chief Magistrate in submissions to Government on legislative change and policy proposals.

Contact the Chief Magistrate’s Office

Postal Address:

PO Box A4, SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235

Street Address:

Level 5, Downing Centre

143-147 Liverpool St, SYDNEY NSW 2000

Email:

cmo@justice.nsw.gov.au

Complaints About Judicial Officers

Magistrates of the Local Court of New South Wales are independent Judicial Officers, and the Chief Magistrate has no supervisory function over Magistrates in the exercise of their judicial authority. The Chief Magistrate cannot direct a Magistrate to make particular decisions, nor can the Chief Magistrate review or overturn any decisions made by a Magistrate. If you wish to appeal a decision of the Court, you should seek legal advice. Information about where you can find legal advice can be found here.

The Judicial Commission of New South Wales deals with complaints against Judicial Officers. The Judicial Commission also cannot review or overturn a decision made by a Judicial Officer. The Judicial Commission only addresses complaints about the conduct of Judicial Officers.