The Supreme Court of Victoria's judiciary consists of the Chief Justice, judges of appeal, judges, reserve judges and associate judges.
For a current list of our judiciary see our Judicial Organisational Chart.
Current Supreme Court judges
Chief Justice | Period of office |
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The Hon. Anne Ferguson | (2010*, 2014**) 2 October 2017 - |
President of the Court of Appeal | Period of office |
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The Hon. Karin Leigh Emerton | (2009*, 2018**) 16 July 2022 - |
Judges of the Court of Appeal | Period of office |
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The Hon. Phillip Geoffrey Priest | 23 October 2012 - |
The Hon. David Francis Rashleigh Beach | (2008*) 22 October 2013** - |
The Hon. Emilios John Kyrou | (2008*) 29 July 2014** - |
The Hon. Stephen Geoffrey Edwin McLeish | 3 March 2015 - |
The Hon. Richard Michael Niall | 28 November 2017 - |
The Hon. Terence Michael Forrest | (2009*) 10 July 2018** - |
The Hon. Michael Leon Sifris | (2010*) 2 June 2020** - |
The Hon. Maree Evelyn Kennedy | (2016*) 15 December 2020** - |
The Hon. Kristen Louise Walker | 3 May 2021 - |
The Hon. Cameron Clyde Macaulay | (2010*) 1 February 2022** - |
The Hon. Lesley Ann Taylor | (2018*) 25 October 2022** - |
* Date appointed to the Trial Division
** Date appointed to the Court of Appeal
Judges of the Trial Division | Period of office |
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The Hon. Elizabeth Jane Hollingworth | 7 June 2004 - |
The Hon. Anthony Lewis Cavanough | 8 May 2006 - |
The Hon. John Russell Dixon | 14 September 2010 - |
The Hon. James Dudley Elliott | 25 March 2013 - |
The Hon. Timothy James Ginnane | 4 June 2013 - |
The Hon. Melanie Sloss | 30 July 2013 - |
The Hon. Michael Croucher | 30 July 2013 - |
The Hon. Christopher William Beale | 2 September 2014 - |
The Hon. Michael Phillip McDonald | 16 September 2014 - |
The Hon. Rita Incerti** | (2010*) 3 February 2015 - |
The Hon. Jane Dixon | 17 August 2015 - |
The Hon. Andrew John Keogh | 4 April 2016 - |
The Hon. Peter Barrington Kidd*** | 24 May 2016 - |
The Hon. Michelle Lesley Quigley | 19 December 2017 - |
The Hon. Matthew Connock | 10 April 2018 - |
The Hon. Melinda Jane Richards | 24 April 2018 - |
The Hon. Kevin Joseph Aloysius Lyons | 22 May 2018 - |
The Hon. Steven James Moore | 10 July 2018 - |
The Hon. Andrew James Tinney | 10 July 2018 - |
The Hon. Jacinta Mary Forbes | 16 April 2019 - |
The Hon. Lisa Michelle Nichols | 22 October 2019 - |
The Hon. Jim Delany | 2 June 2020 - |
The Hon. Kathryn Lucy Stynes | 22 June 2020 - |
The Hon. James Peter Gorton | 15 December 2020 - |
The Hon. Michael Sumner Osborne | 15 December 2020 - |
The Hon. Stephen Andrew O’Meara | 18 May 2021 - |
The Hon. Richard Hugo Muecke Attiwill | 18 May 2021 - |
The Hon. Amanda Claire Fox | 13 August 2021 - |
The Hon. Andrea Tsalamandris | 22 February 2022 - |
The Hon. Lisa Hannan**** | 29 March 2022 - |
* Date appointed as an Associate Justice
** Formerly Justice Zammit
*** Dual commission holder as Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria
**** Dual commission holder as Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria
Reserve judge appointments | Period of office |
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The Hon. Malcolm Blue | 28 April 2015 - |
The Hon. Robert Stanley Osborn | 23 June 2018 - |
The Hon. Lex Lasry AM |
3 July 2018 - |
The Hon. Gregory Howard Garde AO RFD | 1 April 2019 - |
The Hon. Simon Paul Whelan | 13 October 2020 - |
The Hon. Kim Hargrave | 24 November 2020 - |
The Hon. John Herbert Lytton Forrest | 22 June 2021 - |
The Hon. Clyde Elliott Croft AM | 6 July 2021 - |
The Hon. Stephen William Kaye AM | 14 December 2021 - |
The Hon. John Ross Champion | 14 December 2021 - |
The Hon. Kate McMillan | 1 February 2023 - |
The Hon. Peter Julian Riordan | 21 February 2023 - |