Lorraine Walker
Lorraine Walker | |
|---|---|
| Chief Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Simon Corbell |
| Preceded by | John Burns |
| Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Gordon Ramsay |
| Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory | |
| In office 19 July 2010 – 12 October 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Simon Corbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Australian British |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Lawyer Jurist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Lorraine Anne Walker is the Chief Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory and was an Acting Judge of Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.
She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 19 July 2010 and as Chief Magistrate on 13 October 2011. On 1 August 2019, Walker was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court for 12 months to establish the Territory's Drug and Alcohol Court.
She is the first woman to be appointed Chief Magistrate.