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Speeches by date

This page is an index of all Supreme Court of Victoria speeches sorted by date.

The Chief Justice, the President and the Judges of the Court of Appeal and Trial Division are called upon to speak from time to time upon various legal or associated topics. The following speeches and papers are made available to the legal profession and the general public.

These speeches and papers are copyright works. Permission is given for fair dealing with these speeches and papers as permitted under copyright legislation, including for the purpose of private study and research. Apart from those uses, no part may be reproduced without prior written permission.

  1. Bendigo Law Courts Opening Address of the Hon. Chief Justice Ferguson
    03 March 2023

    Bendigo Law Courts Opening Address of the Hon. Chief Justice Ferguson on Friday, 24 February 2023.

  2. Launch of the Victorian Women Lawyers' Professional Mentoring Program 2022
    11 August 2022

    Remarks of the Honourable Associate Justice Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou, Melbourne.1

  3. The Origin of 'Mentor'
    11 August 2022

    Remarks of the Honourable Associate Justice Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou at the Victorian Women Lawyers’ Professional Mentoring Program, Melbourne.

  4. Chief Justice Ferguson's address at the 2022 Australian Bar Association (ABA) Conference
    29 April 2022

    Address of the Hon. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson at the 2022 Australian Bar Association Conference on 29 April 2022 at the State Library of Victoria.

  5. Chief Justice's remarks on the occasion of an admission ceremony
    13 April 2022

    Remarks of the Hon. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson on the occasion of an admission ceremony in the Banco Court on Tuesday, 12 April 2022.

  6. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson Addresses Law Institute of Victoria
    03 March 2022

    The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Anne Ferguson, today addressed a Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) ‘Essential Briefing for the Profession’ online event.

  7. Weighing Up Different Forms of Evidence — A View From the Court
    08 October 2020

    Paper presented by The Hon. Justice Weinberg at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, 9 September 2020

  8. Juries, Judges, and Junk Science — Expert Evidence on Trial
    07 September 2020

    A paper delivered by the Hon. Justice Mark Weinberg at the Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Law Joint Symposium ‘The Reception, Quality and Evaluation of Scientific Evidence in Australian Courts’, Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, on 19 August 2020.

  9. Champions of the Rule of Law, Learning Through Uncertainty
    03 February 2020

    Address by Justice Chris Maxwell, President, Victorian Court of Appeal, at the Community Opening of the Legal Year.

  10. Opening of the Geelong Legal Year 2020
    29 January 2020

    Remarks of the Hon. Justice Quigley at the opening of the Geelong Legal Year 2020.

  11. Monash University Law Review annual dinner address
    21 November 2019

    Monash University Law Review annual dinner address by the Hon. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson

  12. Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference opening address
    30 October 2019

    Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference opening address by Chief Justice Anne Ferguson.

  13. Changing nature of open justice
    19 September 2019

    Sir Zelman Cowen Address by Chief Justice Anne Ferguson at the Melbourne University Law Review annual dinner.

  14. Changing Face of the Supreme Court
    28 August 2019

    'Changing Face of the Supreme Court', delivered by the Hon. Justice Kyrou on 28 August 2019 at the North West Victorian Law Association Dinner, Mildura.

  15. Victoria Law Foundation Oration
    15 August 2019
  16. Bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession
    13 August 2019

    Keynote address by Chief Justice Anne Ferguson at an International Bar Association seminar, Melbourne.

  17. Making wellness core business
    15 February 2019

    Keynote address by the Honourable Anne Ferguson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria at the Wellness for Law Forum 2019, Melbourne

  18. Wellbeing
    27 November 2018

    Speech by the Honourable Associate Justice Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou at the Victorian Legal Services Board, Staff Speaker Series, Melbourne.

  19. Running Appeals in the 21st Century
    17 November 2018

    Remarks of the Hon. Justice Pamela Tate at the 2018 ABA and NSWBA National Conference, Sydney.

  20. 25th anniversary of the Women Barristers’ Association
    09 October 2018

    Remarks by the Hon. Justice Pamela Tate at the 25th Anniversary of the Women Barristers' Association of the Victorian Bar, 9 October 2018, Melbourne.

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