Magistrates in Queensland

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NameAppointmentLocation
Bain, A Magistrate
Appointed 7 May 2024
Coroner
Appointed 7 May 2024
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
Cairns
Bradford-Morgan, LM Magistrate (part-time)
Appointed 12 January 2004
Brisbane
Brassington, JM Chief Magistrate
Appointed 8 July 2022
Deputy Chief Magistrate
Appointed 8 October 2019
Magistrate
Appointed 22 August 2005
Brisbane
Brown, N Magistrate
Appointed 27 January 2026
Southport
Browne, T Magistrate
Appointed 3 September 2018
Cairns
Brunello, D Magistrate
Appointed 30 September 2024
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
Appointed 26 September 2022
Magistrate
Appointed 23 October 2017
Brisbane
Crawford, J Magistrate
Appointed 23 August 2021
Warwick
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
Toowoomba (Southport from 14/07/2026)
Duroux, TM Magistrate
Appointed 23 April 2010
Beenleigh
Dwyer, DJ Magistrate
Appointed 26 April 2005
Mackay
Elliott, S Magistrate
Appointed 2 August 2021
Beenleigh
Fairweather, M Magistrate
Appointed 7 May 2024
Coroner
Appointed 7 May 2024
Brisbane
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
Toowoomba
Hackett, A Magistrate
Appointed 2 May 2016
Sandgate
Hartigan, B Magistrate
Appointed 24 June 2019
Mackay
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
Brisbane/Cleveland (Brisbane Coroner from 01/07/2026)
Howard, M Magistrate
Appointed 22 August 2022
Pine Rivers
Howden, M Magistrate
Appointed 26 April 2017
Richlands
Hughes, B Magistrate
Appointed 23 August 2021
Gympie (Redcliffe from 09/08/2026)
Johnson, A Magistrate
Appointed 12 May 2025
Cairns
Kahlert, G Magistrate
Appointed 13 July 2020
Ipswich
Keegan, V Magistrate
Appointed 11 June 2018
Townsville
Keir, J Magistrate
Appointed 30 May 2025
Townsville
Kelly, C Magistrate
Appointed 16 October 2017
Brisbane
Kinsella, D Magistrate
Appointed 16 October 2017
Ipswich
Kirkegaard, A Coroner
Appointed 11 December 2023
Brisbane
Kissick, S Magistrate
Appointed 27 January 2026
Southport
Kuskie, P Magistrate
Appointed 6 June 2025
Rockhampton
Lee, CA Coroner
Appointed 23 May 2022
Brisbane
Lee, R Magistrate
Appointed 27 January 2026
Mt Isa
Lehmann, R Magistrate
Appointed 10 October 2019
Townsville
Lodziak, J Magistrate
Appointed 2 September 2024
Cairns
Luxton, S Magistrate
Appointed 30 October 2023
Cairns
Mac Giolla Ri, E Magistrate
Appointed 21 June 2021
Beenleigh
Mack, RJ Magistrate
Appointed 28 July 2008
Brisbane
MacKenzie, D Deputy State Coroner
Appointed 30 January 2026
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
McLennan, C Magistrate
Appointed 19 January 2015
Townsville
Merrin, B Magistrate
Appointed 23 May 2016
Brisbane
Milburn, J Magistrate
Appointed 23 May 2022
Maryborough
Mitchell, D Magistrate
Appointed 12 May 2025
Southport
Moloney, A Magistrate
Appointed 16 October 2017
Brisbane
Morice, K Magistrate
Appointed 22 August 2022
Toowoomba
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 Magistrate
Appointed 15 January 2020
Brisbane
O'Callaghan, K Magistrate
Appointed 30 October 2017
Holland Park
O'Connell, DJ Central Coroner
Appointed 13 August 2012
Mackay
O'Driscoll, MG Magistrate
Appointed 16 March 2007
Beenleigh
O'Neill, L Magistrate
Appointed 2 September 2024
Southport (Toowoomba from 14/07/2026)
Pennell, W Coroner
Appointed 12 May 2025
Mackay
Payne, K Magistrate
Appointed 13 July 2020
Dalby
Payne, J Magistrate
Appointed 12 April 1999
Brisbane
Pearson, SJ Magistrate
Appointed 17 July 2009
Kingaroy
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
Previtera, T Magistrate
Appointed 21 September 1998
Brisbane
Priestly, KJ Magistrate
Appointed 3 March 2008
Mareeba
Roney, CG Magistrate
Appointed 12 January 2004
Coroner
Appointed 10 February 2020
Brisbane
Rowan, EM Magistrate
Appointed 4 January 2022
Bundaberg
Rundle, L Magistrate
Appointed 11 December 2023
Rockhampton
Ryan, T State Coroner
Appointed 5 July 2013
Brisbane
Saggers, P Magistrate
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
Ipswich
Shearer, S Magistrate
Appointed 14 January 2013
Richlands
Shephard, L Magistrate
Appointed 16 October 2017
Brisbane
Schofield, M Magistrate
Appointed 2 September 2024
Mount Isa
Shillito, L Magistrate
Appointed 2 September 2024
Brisbane
Simpson, AP Magistrate
Appointed 13 January 2014
Brisbane
Sinclair, A Magistrate
Appointed 26 April 2017
Maroochydore
Smith, A Magistrate
Appointed 2 September 2024
Bowen/Prosperpine
Sturgess, VE Magistrate
Appointed 6 February 2009
Ipswich
Taylor, K Magistrate
Appointed 13 July 2020
Townsville
Thacker, AC Magistrate
Appointed 23 March 2000
Brisbane
Vasta, D Magistrate
Appointed 12 December 2011
Cleveland
Walker, K Magistrate
Appointed 2 September 2024
Cairns
Walker, R Magistrate
Appointed 8 October 2019
Ipswich
Warrington, S Magistrate
Appointed 15 March 2021
Townsville
Williams, S Coroner
Appointed 11 December 2023
Cairns
Wilson, NM Magistrate
Appointed 25 September 2015
Southport
Wood, M Magistrate
Appointed 11 December 2023
Caboolture
Young, SM Magistrate
Appointed 13 January 2014
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