Helen Wood (judge)

Helen Wood is a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania who was appointed in November 2009.[1] Wood is the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court and is only the second female judge appointed to the Court, the first being Shan Tennent.[2][3] Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, Wood had been a magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania.[4] Appointed to the Magistrates Court in 1994, Wood was Tasmania's first female magistrate.[4]

The Honourable Justice

Helen Wood
Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
Assumed office
9 November 2009
Magistrates Court of Tasmania
In office
1994–2009
Personal details
Born
Helen Lambert

Hobart, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Tasmania BA/LLB (1985)
OccupationJudge, lawyer

References
  1. "Address by the Hon Justice Helen Wood on her appointment to the Supreme Court of Tasmania". 9 November 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. "Hobart magistrate to be States's newest judge". The Examiner. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. Bevin, Edith (3 April 2017). "Shan Tennent, first woman to be appointed Supreme Court Judge in Tasmania, to retire". ABC News. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "Helen Wood". Supreme Court of Tasmania. Retrieved 28 June 2020.


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