LOUISE Taylor will become the eighth permanent magistrate of ACT Magistrates Court when she begins her role on September 10.
As the deputy CEO of Legal Aid ACT since 2014, Ms Taylor has had direct management of the Legal Aid Commission’s litigation practice, specifically in the areas of family and criminal law.
Attorney-general Gordon Ramsay says Ms Taylor’s wide-ranging experience in criminal prosecution and defence, particularly in the ACT, as well as her contribution to the ACT community in volunteer roles, will make a significant contribution to enhancing access to justice outcomes at the ACT Magistrates Court.
“Ms Taylor will also bring the lived experience of an Aboriginal woman to the Court. She will be the ACT’s first Aboriginal judicial officer,” Mr Ramsay says.
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