ASSOCIATE Justice Verity McWilliam has been appointed a new resident judge of the ACT Supreme Court.

She was appointed to the ACT Supreme Court as associate justice in 2017. Before her appointment, she had been a barrister at the NSW Bar in Sydney, with a general practice across civil and criminal jurisdictions. She was also an adjunct lecturer at both the University of Sydney and University of NSW in public and constitutional law.

Chief Justice Lucy McCallum welcomed the appointment saying Associate Justice McWilliam was a highly respected jurist who brought a “unique breadth of experience” to her role.

“Her fairness, humanity and good judgement will serve the people of the territory well and will build upon the strength of the court,” the Chief Justice said.

It is expected she will be sworn in this week, with a ceremonial sitting of the Supreme Court to formally welcome her to her new role to take place later this month.

Associate Justice McWilliam will fill the vacancy left by Justice Kennett when he was appointed to the Federal Court in February.