Magistrates in Queensland

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NameAppointmentLocation
Balic, D Magistrate
Appointed 4 January 2022
Southport
Bamberry, M Magistrate
Appointed 22 August 2022
Southport

Beckinsale, P

Magistrate
Appointed 11 June 2018

Rockhampton

Benson, C

Magistrate
Appointed 8 May 2017

Caloundra

Bentley, J

Magistrate
Appointed 23 April 2010

Southport

Blanch, J

Magistrate
Appointed 23 May 2016

Caboolture

Bowen, M Magistrate
Appointed 30 October 2023
 

Bradford-Morgan, LM

Magistrate Part Time
Appointed 12 January 2004

Brisbane

Braes, TJ

Magistrate
Appointed 11 October 2004

Mareeba

Brassington, JM

Chief Magistrate
Appointed 8 July 2022
Deputy Chief Magistrate
Appointed 8 October 2019
Magistrate
Appointed 22 August 2005

Brisbane

Browne, T

Magistrate
Appointed 3 September 2018

Cairns

Buchanan, M

Magistrate
Appointed 10 July 2023

Gladstone

Bucknall, MW

Magistrate
Appointed 12 December 2011

Redcliffe

Callaghan, CJ

Magistrate
Appointed 3 December 2007

Maroochydore

Clohessy, P Magistrate
Appointed 22 August 2022
Beenleigh

Courtney, S

Deputy Chief Magistrate
26 September 2022
Magistrate
Appointed 23 October 2017

Brisbane

Crawford, J Magistrate
Appointed 23 August 2021
Southport

Daley, JM

Magistrate Part Time
Appointed 30 September 2002

Brisbane

Dalton, M Magistrate
Appointed 24 July 2023
Cairns

Dooley, M

Magistrate
Appointed 8 May 2017

Southport

Duroux, TM

Magistrate
Appointed 23 April 2010

Beenleigh

Dwyer, DJ

Magistrate
Appointed 26 April 2005

Mackay

Elliott, S Magistrate
Appointed 2 August 2021
Beenleigh

Fowler, K

Magistrate
Appointed 24 June 2019

Caboolture

Gallagher, S Deputy State Coroner
Appointed 2 August 2021
Brisbane

Gett, AK

Deputy Chief Magistrate
Appointed 12 March 2021
Magistrate
Appointed 14 January 2013

Brisbane

Gilbert, R

Magistrate
Appointed 1 October 2019

Brisbane

Goverdhan, VS Magistrate
Appointed 4 January 2022
Southport

Hackett, A

Magistrate
Appointed 2 May 2016

Sandgate


Hartigan, B

Magistrate
Appointed 24 June 2019

Mackay

Hasted, P

Magistrate
Appointed 19 January 2015

Caboolture

Hay, PJ

Magistrate Part Time
Appointed 24 June 2013

Brisbane

Hennessy, AM

Magistrate
Appointed 22 November 1999

Pine Rivers

Ho, MJ

Magistrate
Appointed 25 September 2015

Ipswich

Holohan, M Magistrate
Appointed 10 July 2023
Mt. Isa
Howard, M Magistrate
Appointed 22 August 2022
Bowen/Proserpine

Howden, M

Magistrate
Appointed 26 April 2017

Toowoomba

Hughes, B Magistrate
Appointed 23 August 2021
Gympie

Kahlert, G

Magistrate
Appointed 13 July 2020

Rockhampton

Keegan, V

Magistrate
Appointed 11 June 2018

Townsville

Kelly, C

Magistrate
Appointed 16 October 2017

Toowoomba

Kinsella, D

Magistrate
Appointed 16 October 2017

Ipswich

Kirkegaard, ACoroner
Appointed 11 December 2023
Brisbane
Lee, CA Southern Coroner
Appointed 23 May 2022
Southport

Lehmann, R

Magistrate
Appointed 10 October 2019

Townsville

Luxton, S Magistrate
Appointed 30 October 2023
 
Mac Giolla Ri, E Magistrate
Appointed 21 June 2021
Beenleigh

Mack, RJ

Magistrate
Appointed 28 July 2008

Brisbane

MacKenzie, D

Coroner
Appointed 23 October 2017

Brisbane

Madsen, RJ

Magistrate
Appointed 11 January 2011

Maroochydore

Magee, KT

Magistrate
Appointed 11 February 2009

Southport

McGarvie, T

Magistrate
Appointed 5 July 2019

Hervey Bay

McInnes, J Magistrate
Appointed 23 August 2021
Bundaberg

McKenzie, C

Magistrate
Appointed 8 October 2019

Emerald

McLaughlin, MR

Magistrate
Appointed 18 November 2003

Maroochydore

McLennan, C

Magistrate
Appointed 19 January 2015

Cairns

Merrin, B

Magistrate
Appointed 23 May 2016

Brisbane

Milburn, J Magistrate
Appointed 23 May 2022
Maryborough

Moloney, A

Magistrate
Appointed 16 October 2017

Brisbane

Morice, K Magistrate
Appointed 22 August 2022
Dalby

Morton, JE

Magistrate
Appointed 8 May 2017

Cairns

Mosch, SD

Magistrate
Appointed 17 January 2014

Townsville

Mossop, T

Magistrate
Appointed 3 September 2018

Beenleigh

Noud, J

Magistrates
Appointed 15 January 2020

Brisbane

Nolan, M

Magistrate
Appointed 6 November 2017

Brisbane

O'Callaghan, K

Coroner
Appointed 30 October 2017

Brisbane Coroners

O'Connell, DJ

Central Coroner
Appointed 13 August 2012

Mackay

O'Driscoll, MG

Magistrate
Appointed 16 March 2007

Beenleigh

Payne, K

Magistrate
Appointed 13 July 2020

Ipswich

Payne, MJ

Magistrate
Appointed 12 April 1999

Brisbane

Pearson, SJ

Magistrate
Appointed 17 July 2009

Cairns

Philipson, K

Magistrate
Appointed 2 May 2016

Holland Park

Pinder, JN

Magistrate
Appointed 13 August 2007

Brisbane

Pink, L

Magistrate
Appointed 2 May 2016

Southport

Power, M Magistrate
Appointed 2 August 2021
Brisbane

Press, C

Magistrate
Appointed 23 April 2010

Rockhampton

Previtera, T

Magistrate
Appointed 21 September 1998

Brisbane

Priestly, KJ

Magistrate
Appointed 3 March 2008

Cairns

Quinn, MP

Magistrate
Appointed 20 July 2007

Brisbane

Roney, CG

Magistrate
Appointed 12 January 2004
Coroner
Appointed 10 February 2020

Brisbane

Rowan, EM Magistrate
Appointed 4 January 2022
Bundaberg
Rundle, LMagistrate
Appointed 11 December 2023
Pine Rivers

Ryan, T

State Coroner
Appointed 5 July 2013

Brisbane

Saggers, P

Magistrates
Appointed 24 June 2019

Brisbane

Sarra, Z

Magistrate
Appointed 22 November 1999

Wynnum

Schubert, J

Magistrate
Appointed 30 September 2020

Ipswich

Scoines, L

Magistrate
Appointed 10 July 2023

Cairns

Shearer, S

Magistrate
Appointed 14 January 2013

Richlands

Shephard, L

Magistrate
Appointed 16 October 2017

Toowoomba

Shepherd, D

Magistrate
Appointed 23 May 2016

Ipswich

Simpson, AP

Magistrate
Appointed 13 January 2014

Richlands

Sinclair, A

Magistrate
Appointed 26 April 2017

Kingaroy

Stjernqvist, HB

Magistrate
Appointed 14 January 2013

Maroochydore

Strofield, CJ

Magistrate
Appointed 3 March 2008

Brisbane

Sturgess, VE

Magistrate
Appointed 6 February 2009

Warwick

Taylor, K

Magistrate
Appointed 13 July 2020

Townsville

Thacker, AC

Magistrate
Appointed 23 March 2000

Brisbane

Vasta, D

Magistrate
Appointed 12 December 2011

Cleveland

Wadley, CP

Magistrate
Appointed 19 November 2007

Townsville

Walker, R

Magistrate
Appointed 8 October 2019

Ipswich

Warrington, S Magistrate
Appointed 15 March 2021
Townsville
Williams, SCoroner
Appointed 11 December 2023
Cairns

Wilson, NM

Northern Coroner
Appointed 25 September 2015

Southport

Wood, MMagistrate
Appointed 11 December 2023
Roma

Young, SM

Magistrate
Appointed 13 January 2014

Innisfail

Zerner, MCoroner
Appointed 11 December 2023
Brisbane