SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS CAIRNS

LAW LIST

Monday 12 October 2026

NOTICES
CEREMONIAL SITTING

Legal practitioners and members of the public are advised that a ceremonial sitting will be held in the Banco Court Brisbane at 9.15am today to say farewell to Justice Thomas Bradley, in honour of his retirement as a Judge of Appeal. At this ceremonial sitting, Judge Nicholas Andreatidis KC and Ms Darlene Skennar KC will also be sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Court 1 on Level 4 will be available in Cairns from which the Ceremony can be viewed.

The ceremony can be viewed on the following YouTube link: https://youtube.com/live/ft23jQRDHW8?feature=share


SUPREME COURT APPLICATION DAYS:
7 October 2026, 30 October 2026, 13 November 2026, 20 November 2026 and 11 December 2026.

SUPREME COURT ADMISSIONS DATES:
 11 September 2026 and 11 December 2025.
APPLICATION MORNINGS EACH WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY SUPREME COURT IS SITTING IN CAIRNS.

DISTRICT COURT APPLICATIONS DAYS WITH APPEALS & P & E:
28 August 2026, 2 October 2026, 23 October 2026 and 4 December 2026.

JURY INFORMATION
Panel M jurors numbered 1 to 80 inclusive are required at 9AM today for jury service. Please attend level 3 of the Cairns Courthouse.

All other Panel M jurors should continue to check this message daily, and attend when you number is within the range called.
SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND
SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL SITTINGS
DISTRICT COURT OF QUEENSLAND
DISTRICT COURT CRIMINAL SITTINGS
MIRIA, Peter Bob Junior
 Judge Fantin
 Court 2
Level 4		 11:00 AM 
(Sentence)
COE, Gregory John
 Judge Fantin
 Court 2
Level 4		 2:15 PM 
(Pre-Trial Hearing - Appearance and Legal Representatives Required)
ABDELGAWAD, Shady Abdelbasir Mahmoud
 Judge Allen KC
 Court 4
Level 3		 9:30 AM 
(Mention)
COZENS, Simon Robert
 Judge Allen KC
 Court 4
Level 3		 10:00 AM 
(Trial)
CHILDRENS COURT OF QUEENSLAND
One Matter
 Judge Fantin
 Court 2
Level 4		 9:00 AM 
(Sentence)
APPEALS
WILLIS -V- THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
 Judge Treviño KC
 Court 5
Level 3		 10:00 AM 
(Hearing)
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