Wendy Abraham Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable Justice
Wendy Jane Abraham
Office:Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Term Start:7 May 2019
Birth Date:6 May 1960
Nationality:Australian
Alma Mater:University of Adelaide (LL.B (hons), 1982)
Occupation:Judge and lawyer
Awards:King's Counsel (1998)

Wendy Jane Abraham (born 6 May 1960) is a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, sitting in Sydney. She was appointed on 7 May 2019 for a term to end 6 May 2030.[1] [2] Abraham took silk in 1998 and is a member of the bars of South Australia (1982) and New South Wales (2005).[3]

Abraham is an expert in criminal law. Beginning in 1983, she was a counsel to the Director of Public Prosecutions of South Australia, and later established a national criminal appellate practice. She appeared before the High Court of Australia for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in R v Tang, securing the first criminal conviction for slavery in Australian history.[4] [5] In 2003, she advised the Australian Law Reform Commission on the use of genetic evidence in prosecutions.[6]

Notable cases

Justice Abraham was assigned the Afghan Files case: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Kane (No 2).[7] She ruled in February 2020 that a warrant issued to the Australian Federal Police to search the offices of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was valid.[8]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Court of Australia. Federal Court of Australia. 2020-06-09. The Hon Wendy Jane ABRAHAM. live. 2020-06-28. 29 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629090320/https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/judges/current-judges-appointment/current-judges/abraham-j.
  2. Web site: Government of Australia. Government of Australia. 2019-04-10. The Hon Justice Wendy Abraham. live. 2020-06-28. Directory. 30 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630034702/https://www.directory.gov.au/people/wendy-abraham.
  3. Web site: Attorney-General for Australia. Attorney-General for Australia. 2019-05-05. Appointments to the Federal Court of Australia. live. 2020-06-28. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628042122/https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/media/media-releases/appointments-federal-court-australia-5-april-2019.
  4. Web site: Law Council of Australia. Law Council of Australia. 2019-05-05. Additional Federal Court appointments welcome to manage increased caseload, extended jurisdiction. live. 2020-06-28. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628041213/https://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/media/media-releases/additional-federal-court-appointments-welcome-to-manage-increased-caseload-extended-jurisdiction.
  5. http://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/2008/39.html The Queen v Tang [2008] HCA 39 (28 August 2008)'']. Web site: The Queen v Tang [2008] HCA 39 (28 August 2008) . 23 September 2020 . 7 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180507103422/http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/2008/39.html . bot: unknown . .
  6. Essentially Yours: The Protection of Human Genetic Information in Australia. Australian Law Reform Commission. Australian Law Reform Commission. 2003. 1100, 1102, 1105, 1107. 0975060007. ALRC 96, 2003. 28 June 2020. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628034521/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/lawreform/ALRC/2003/96.pdf. live.
  7. https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2020/2020fca0133 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Kane (No 2) [2020] FCA 133.'']
  8. News: McKinnell. Jamie. 2020-02-16. 'Bad day for Australian journalism': ABC loses court case over Afghan Files raids. ABC News. live. 2020-06-28. 3 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703092927/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-17/afp-warrants-used-to-raid-abc-valid-court-rules/11971018.

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