Martin Hinton (judge) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Martin Hinton
Honorific-Suffix:KC
Office:Director of Public Prosecutions for South Australia
Office2:Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia
Office3:Solicitor-General of South Australia
Birth Name:Martin Gerard Hinton
Citizenship:Australian

Martin Gerard Hinton is the Director of Public Prosecutions for South Australia, and a former justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia and Solicitor-General of South Australia. Hinton was admitted to legal practice in December 1989 after completing his studies at the University of South Australia. He worked in the United Kingdom for the Crown Prosecution Service. On his return to Adelaide he worked as a prosecutor for the Director of Public Prosecutions and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2006. He was appointed Solicitor-General in 2008 and held that office until 2016 when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of South Australia.[1] He resigned as a Judge in late 2019 to take up an appointment as the Director of Public Prosecutions. Hinton is also an adjunct professor at the University of Adelaide [2] and at the University of South Australia, teaching Constitutional Law.

Notes and References

  1. News: Supreme Court Justice to be new SA DPP . . 26 July 2019 . 29 July 2019.
  2. Web site: New Director of Public Prosecutions to be appointed . 26 July 2019 . Government of South Australia Attorney-General's Department . 29 July 2019.