Tasmania announces judicial appointments

According to an article in lawyersweekly.com.au, Tasmanian Attorney-General Brian Wightman has announced that the Hon Justice Alan Blow OAM will be the next chief justice of Tasmania.

Stephen Estcourt QC and Robert Pearce have also been appointed as puisne judges in the Supreme Court.

Wightman also announced the appointment of Simon Cooper and Simon Brown to the Magistrates’ Court of Tasmania.

"It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Justice Blow as the next chief justice of Tasmania, replacing the Hon Chief Justice Ewan Crawford, who retires on 8 April 2013," said Wightman.

"Justice Blow is eminently qualified to take on this new role, having served as a justice in the Supreme Court of Tasmania since June 2000. He has held many distinguished positions in a career spanning 40 years in the Supreme Court, both here in Tasmania and in New South Wales. Justice Blow was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1996.

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