Rita Incerti

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Rita Incerti (born 28 December 1961) is a Justice in the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria. [1] She has also been known as Justice Rita Zammit, but reverted to using her maiden name, Incerti, in January 2020. [2]

Career

Rita Incerti graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Law with First Class Honours in 1995. She began her law career as a solicitor with Minter Ellison in 1996 and was an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 2009 until her appointment to the Trial Division in February 2015. [3] Justice Incerti was the first Associate Justice to be appointed a Justice in the history of the Supreme Court of Victoria. [4]

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References

  1. "Judges | The Supreme Court of Victoria". www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "In Brief Issue #943 | Victorian Bar". www.vicbar.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. "New judicial appointments for Justices Kaye and Zammit". 3 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. "Northern Community Legal Centre: Our Champion" . Retrieved 28 September 2020.