Tim Carmody Affair
Australia's Greatest Judicial Crisis
Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania, Reference & Language, Law
| Author: | Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Gabrielle Appleby, Andrew Lynch | ISBN: | 9781742242545 |
| Publisher: | University of New South Wales Press | Publication: | October 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | New South | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Gabrielle Appleby, Andrew Lynch |
| ISBN: | 9781742242545 |
| Publisher: | University of New South Wales Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | New South |
| Language: | English |
In 2014 when Tim Carmody, a former police officer, was sworn in as Chief Justice of Queensland, he had been Chief Magistrate for only nine months and had never served on the Supreme Court. It was one of the most controversial judicial appointments in Australia's history. Chaos ensued. The Tim Carmody Affair explores his damaging and divisive tenure and the judicial rebellion that followed. It proposes ways Australia can improve the process of judicial appointments to avoid this kind of controversy again.
In 2014 when Tim Carmody, a former police officer, was sworn in as Chief Justice of Queensland, he had been Chief Magistrate for only nine months and had never served on the Supreme Court. It was one of the most controversial judicial appointments in Australia's history. Chaos ensued. The Tim Carmody Affair explores his damaging and divisive tenure and the judicial rebellion that followed. It proposes ways Australia can improve the process of judicial appointments to avoid this kind of controversy again.
