Kristen Walker
Kristen Walker | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeal of Victoria | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2021 | |
| Solicitor-General of Victoria | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Niall |
| Succeeded by | Rowena Orr |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Domestic partner | Miranda Stewart |
| Children | One |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Judge, lawyer |
Kristen Walker KC is an Australian lawyer. She is a judge in the Court of Appeal of Victoria and former Solicitor-General of Victoria.
Early life
Walker's father was a barrister, and she had no intent of following his footsteps. She initially enrolled in engineering, before transferring to a double degree of science and law.[1]
Lawyer
Following her studies at the Melbourne Law School, Walker was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1993. She became a judge's associate at the High Court of Australia to Sir Anthony Mason, who was the Chief Justice of Australia. She received a Master of Laws from University of Melbourne[2] and Columbia Law School in New York and worked as an academic in the US and at the University of Melbourne. She has taught and been published in areas of international, constitutional and human rights law.[3]
Walker was admitted to the bar in 2004 and was appointed as a queen's counsel in 2014.[1]
Walker was appointed as solicitor-General of Victoria in 2017.[1]
She was appointed to the Victorian Court of Appeal with effect from 3 May 2021. Her appointment was announced on 13 April 2021.[3]
Personal details
Walker and her partner Miranda Stewart (a professor at the Melbourne Law School) have one son.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Keaney, Bess (May 2018). "Walker appointed Victorian Solicitor-General". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Walker, Kristen Louise (1995), International law in the jurisprudence of the High Court, retrieved 15 June 2021
- ^ a b Premier of Victoria (13 April 2021). "New Appointment To Victoria's Highest Court". Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Shibu (13 April 2021). "Openly Gay Kristen Walker QC Appointed As Judge To Victoria's Highest Court". Star Observer. Retrieved 14 June 2021.