"Taking shortcuts of any kind, being opportunistic rather than principled, when making judicial appointments will, sooner or later, lower public confidence in our legal system," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
Alexandra Burt has been appointed a magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court.
NRL stars Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton are facing court accused of fighting outside a Canberra nightclub while out celebrating Wighton's 30th birthday.
A 30-year-old man faces the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (January 2) charged with reckless driving, negligent driving, driving while suspended, and breach of bail.
A search of a Melba man's home has allegedly revealed two bags of suspected cocaine, $25,000, knuckle dusters, steroids, hormones and other drug paraphernalia.
A further nine charges have been laid against a 56-year-old man who was initially arrested in February and charged with six child-sex offences.
A 38-year-old man is facing the ACT Magistrates Court today (July 25) on 34 charges, including five car thefts, and $26,000 in bank fraud.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been summoned to face the ACT Magistrates Court next month in relation to the alleged assault of a former girlfriend.
A Moncrieff woman and Watson man have been arrested following a series of alleged car thefts across Canberra.
A Yarralumla man has been arrested after breaking in to a house, stealing a car and stealing a number plate across different suburbs in Canberra this week.
A man broke into an Ainslie home on March 4, assaulted two residents and attempted to conceal evidence, police allege.
A Coombs man, who is allegedly a senior member of the Comancheros bikie gang, will be charged with drug trafficking today (May 9) in the ACT Magistrates Court.
Former NSW magistrate Paula Russell and Sydney barrister Thomas Jones have been appointed as special magistrates of the ACT Magistrates Court.
A 20-year-old Kambah man who allegedly caused a car crash yesterday (January 30) was detained by witnesses after attempting to flee the scene.
A 32-year-old man is facing court charged with six counts of sexual intercourse without consent and 11 counts of committing acts of indecency.
AFTER finding two firearms in a Kambah residence yesterday (November 1) police were on the…
A SECOND man has been arrested following as a police operation, which is focused on linking…
LOUISE Taylor will become the eighth permanent magistrate of ACT Magistrates Court when she begins…
FOUR people will face a combined 21 charges after trafficking a controlled drug. They were…
