Glenn Theakston

Glenn Theakston
Acting Chief Magistrate; Glenn Theakston
Acting Chief Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 August 2019
Appointed by	Gordon Ramsay
Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 May 2016
Appointed by	Simon Corbell
Personal details
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	Macquarie University
Occupation	Lawyer
Military service
Branch/service	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1993–Present
Rank	Wing Commander

Glenn Sacha Theakston is the Acting Chief Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. He was appointed as a magistrate on 30 May 2016 and Acting Chief Magistrate on 1 August 2019 following Lorraine Walker's appointment to the ACT Supreme Court as an Acting Judge.[1][2]

Career

In 1993, Theakston graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science.[3]

In 1997, he worked at Legal Aid ACT as a solicitor.[3]

Theakston was then appointed as National Coordinator of Counter-Terrorism at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in 2006.[3][4][5]

In 2012, Theakston was called to the bar.[3] He practiced as a barrister in family and civil law in Canberra.[4][5]

In August 2019, Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court for 12 months to establish the ACT's first Drug and Alcohol Court.[2] Theakston was subsequently appointed Acting Chief Magistrate to fill the role in Walker's absence.[2]

Personal life

Theakston has been a reserve legal officer in the Royal Australian Air Force since 1993.[3] He currently holds the rank of Wing commander.[3]

References

"Magistrates Court (Magistrate) Appointment 2016 (No 1)" (PDF). ACT Magistrates Court. 17 May 2016.
Back, Alexandra (30 July 2019). "Bench shuffle as chief magistrate moves into new drug court role". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
"Glenn Theakston". LinkedIn. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
"New magistrate appointed to the ACT Magistrates Court". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
Gorrey, Megan (22 May 2016). "Glenn Theakston named as replacement ACT magistrate for Peter Dingwall". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

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[1] "Magistrates Court (Magistrate) Appointment 2016 (No 1)" (PDF). ACT Magistrates Court. 17 May 2016.

[:3-2] Back, Alexandra (30 July 2019). "Bench shuffle as chief magistrate moves into new drug court role". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

[:0-3] "Glenn Theakston". LinkedIn. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[:1-4] "New magistrate appointed to the ACT Magistrates Court". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[:2-5] Gorrey, Megan (22 May 2016). "Glenn Theakston named as replacement ACT magistrate for Peter Dingwall". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2019.