Judges

To better promote public confidence, research suggests courts need to reassess the test they use for determining whether a judicial officer could be biased

International law expert and Laureate Professor Hilary Charlesworth has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice – the first Australian woman in the United Nations body

The first survey into the wellbeing of judges and magistrates reveals a judiciary coping well with high stress work, but many show signs of distress and risk of burnout

Federal judges must retire at 70. The time has come to reassess the use of compulsory retirement as society’s views on age continue to shift.