Kristen Walker

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Kristen Walker
KC
Judge of the Court of Appeal of Victoria
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)
OccupationJudge, lawyer

Kristen Walker KC is an Australian lawyer. She is a judge in the Court of Appeal of Victoria and a former Solicitor-General of Victoria.

Walker's father was a barrister, and in reaction Walker initially enrolled in engineering, later transferring to a double degree of science and law. [1] Following her studies at the Melbourne Law School, Walker was admitted as a solicitor in 1993. She became a judge's associate at the High Court of Australia to the chief justice Sir Anthony Mason. She received a Master of Laws from University of Melbourne [2] and Columbia Law School in New York and worked as an academic in the US and at the University of Melbourne. She has taught and been published in areas of international, constitutional and human rights law. [3]

Walker became a barrister in 2004 and was appointed as a queen's counsel in 2014. From 2017 Walker served as Solicitor-General of Victoria until her appointment to the Victorian Court of Appeal on 3 May 2021. [1] [3]

Walker and her partner Miranda Stewart (a professor at the Melbourne Law School) have one son. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Keaney, Bess (May 2018). "Walker appointed Victorian Solicitor-General". University of Melbourne . Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Walker, Kristen Louise (1995), International law in the jurisprudence of the High Court , retrieved 15 June 2021
  3. 1 2 Premier of Victoria (13 April 2021). "New Appointment To Victoria's Highest Court" . Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Shibu (13 April 2021). "Openly Gay Kristen Walker QC Appointed As Judge To Victoria's Highest Court". Star Observer . Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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