Debra Mullins Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable Justice
Debra Mullins
Honorific-Suffix:AO
Office:President of the Queensland Court of Appeal
Term Start:21 May 2022
Predecessor:Walter Sofronoff
Office2:Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Term Start2:16 March 2000
Education:LL.M. (1999)
Alma Mater:University of Queensland
Birth Name:Debra Ann Curtis
Birth Date:12 February 1957
Birth Place:Sydney
Occupation:Judge, barrister
Children:3
Nationality:Australian

Debra Mullins (born 12 February 1957) is the president of the Queensland Court of Appeal. She has served on the Supreme Court of Queensland since 2000, and was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2020.[1] She was appointed as senior counsel in and for the State of Queensland in 1998.

Mullins attended Coorparoo State High School (now Coorparoo Secondary College) for her secondary education. Mullins graduated from the University of Queensland with a BCom (1977), an LL.B. (1980) and a Master of Laws (1999).[2]

In 2014, Mullins was appointed as the deputy chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, and was appointed as the chancellor of the diocese in 2014.

Mullins was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, to professional development and legal education, and to women".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Honourable Justice Debra Mullins. Supreme Court Library Queensland. 2022-08-04.
  2. Web site: The Honourable Justice Debra Mullins. Supreme Court Library Queensland. 2019-08-03.
  3. Web site: The Honourable Justice Debra Ann Mullins. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-06-10.