Chief Justice Ferguson announces appointment of 23 new Senior Counsel for Victoria.
Chief Justice Anne Ferguson today announced the appointment of 23 new Senior Counsel for Victoria:
William Guy Gilbert
Mark John Gibson
Marcus Clarke
Paul Lawrence Ehrlich
Michael Wolf Wise
Paul James Hayes
Craig William Dowling
Scott William Stuckey
Michael Geoffrey Rees Gronow
Garry John Fitzgerald
Julian Paul McMahon AC
Scott Robert Johns
Suresh Rajkumar Senathirajah
Minal Vohra
David Joseph Nicolas Purcell
Mark Anthony Irving
Stephen Howard Parmenter
Claire Michelle Harris
Robert Andrew Heath
Lisa Michelle Nichols
Sally Amanda Flynn
Stewart John Maiden
Lisabella Gianna De Ferrari
Chief Justice Ferguson said they were chosen from 85 applicants - 69 males and 16 females applied.
“The appointees were selected after a wide ranging consultative process involving the former Chief Justice, the courts, the Victorian Bar, Law Institute of Victoria and senior members of the legal profession,” Chief Justice Ferguson said.
“The new silks represent a wide cross section of advocates from most areas of practice and are leaders in their fields,” she said. The successful applicants ranged in age from 40 to 67 and five women were appointed.
There will be a ceremonial sitting to welcome the new silks in the Banco Court on Thursday 30 November 2017 at 9.15am.