Magistrates in Queensland

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Name	Appointment	Location
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	Charleville
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	Brisbane for 5 months then Mt Isa for 2 years
Howard, M	Magistrate Appointed 22 August 2022	Bowen/Proserpine
Howden, M	Magistrate Appointed 26 April 2017	Beenleigh
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
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	Toowoomba
Pinder, JN	Magistrate Appointed 13 August 2007	Brisbane
Pink, L	Magistrate Appointed 2 May 2016	Southport
Power, M	Magistrate Appointed 2 August 2021	Innisfail
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 Magistrate Appointed 6 October 2023	Brisbane
Rowan, EM	Magistrate Appointed 4 January 2022	Bundaberg
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
Wilson, NM	Northern Coroner Appointed 25 September 2015	Southport
Young, SM	Magistrate Appointed 13 January 2014	Holland Park

Last reviewed: 6 December 2023
Last updated: 6 December 2023