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NSW Supreme Court to have first Indian origin judge

NRI Affairs News Desk by NRI Affairs News Desk
September 9, 2021
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Hament Dhanji SC, one of Sydney’s leading barristers, has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW.

Dhanji will become the first Australian of Indian descent to serve on the New South Wales Supreme Court bench, having been admitted as a legal practitioner in 1990. He was called to the Bar in 1997 and took silk in 2010.

Attorney General Mark Speakman said Mr Dhanji brings three decades of legal experience to the Supreme Court bench.

“I congratulate Mr Dhanji, whose ascension follows an accomplished career specialising in criminal law, appearing in various jurisdictions Australia wide,” Mr Speakman said.

⚖️ Hament Dhanji SC has been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW (@NSWSupCt).
⚖️ His immense knowledge of the criminal law will be a valuable asset to the bench.
📸 : @JessicaHromas1 pic.twitter.com/qVblF2FR7i

— 💉💉Mark Speakman (@MarkSpeakman) September 8, 2021
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As a barrister in private practice at Forbes Chambers, he has appeared as lead counsel in a number of important cases in the High Court and has appeared in approximately 350 cases in the Court of Criminal Appeal. Mr Dhanji has also appeared regularly in criminal trials and sentence proceedings, including in complex corporate crime matters.

Mr Dhanji has conducted prosecutions on behalf of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, appeared as counsel assisting the coroner and represented clients before the Police Integrity Commission and the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.

After completing his HSC at Meadowbank Boys High School, Mr Dhanji was awarded Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degrees by the University of Sydney before beginning his career as a solicitor for Legal Aid NSW.

“Mr Dhanji has maintained a strong professional connection with Legal Aid NSW throughout his career by continuing to provide legal services to people who are socially and economically disadvantaged,” Mr Speakman said.

Mr Dhanji, who will begin the role on 20 September, replaces the Honourable Justice Robert Beech-Jones, who on 31 August was elevated to Chief Judge of the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court and a Judge of Appeal.

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  1. Avatar Paul says:
    1 year ago

    please go and be a judge in India. We do not need anymore foreign Brahmans who hatge Australian people ruling over us and oppressing us. Please go away and leave us alone.

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